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TIL vanilla flowers only open once for 2-3 hours and require hand pollination to produce a bean

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9w8jr TIL that the music theme associated with the circus was originally composed by Julius Fučík as a military march.
N7vJ1 TIL "Marcha Real" the national anthem of Spain.It is one of only four national anthems(along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics.Though the Marcha Real has no lyrics, words have been written and used for it in the past.
nWj6b TIL Ancient Egyptians mixed lead into their eyeliner, resulting in an immune response, killing off bacteria and preventing diseases. It’s also where the color Kohl originated from.
6By7 TIL in the 1920s and 30s, Procter & Gamble (originally known for soap and candles) sponsored several radio shows, those shows becoming known as “soap operas”
VM00G TIL about Christopher Knight, a man who lived for 27 years completely alone in the woods of Maine.