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TIL that there is a plant called Ramonda Serbica, which miraculously comes to life when watered, even if it’s completely dried. That’s why it’s also called Serbian Phoenix Flower.

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0wYKv TIL in 1995, MCA released an alternative rock album of songs from classic cartoons such as Banana Splits, Speed Racer, Scooby-Doo, and Jetsons. Artists included Liz Phair, Collective Soul, Butthole Surfers, Sublime, Violent Femmes, and others. It was certified Gold, sold over 500k, and charted #67
KOJR TIL if officials awarded Lance Armstrong’s 2005 Tour De France title to the next fastest finisher who has never been linked to doping, they’d have to give it to the 23rd place finisher
gMlJW TIL China's military is a branch of the Chinese Communist Party, not the Chinese government.
LQWZv TIL that there was a king named Kamehameha in Hawaii and that there were two more named the same after him.
GYam7 TIL there is a Russian video games news show "Ot vinta" that have started airing in 1995 and ran till 1998. They have continued making episodes through the years with the same hosts and are still going. The same two guys in Russia reviewed the first DOOM in 1995 and DOOM Eternal in 2020.