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TIL that California produces 82% of the world’s almonds.

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kJalg TIL Major League Baseball player Keith Comstock is best known for being traded for a bag of baseballs (which he had to deliver himself), and for featuring on a baseball card where he's pictured being hit in the nuts
1aGr TIL humans were almost certainly deep-sea fishing over 42,000 years ago.
N6wN TIL Apples originated in Kazakhstan and wild apples can taste like roses, strawberries, popcorn, anise, and many other flavors. 90% of modern apples can be traced back to 2 trees.
KO8gR TIL At its peak, the Salton Sea was drawing 1.5 million visitors annually, more than Yosemite. At one point, it was also was the most productive fishery in California.
04AR TIL that people living within 2000 meters of an airport have higher levels of lead in their blood, which is linked to lower IQ in children and a host of diseases. Unlike cars and commercial airplanes, recreational airplanes still use leaded fuel.