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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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LM8p TIL that 80% of brown recluse spider bites in the US are misdiagnosed. Most necrotic wounds associated with BRS bites are actually other necrotic conditions, such as MRSA or lyme disease.
x4x1 TIL a man with a Liverpool FC tattoo with the club motto “You’ll Never Walk Alone” had his lower leg amputated after an injury in Afghanistan. The surgeon unknowingly cut the tattoo so it read “You’ll Never Walk”.
7rN7O TIL the Beatles performed a Shakespearian skit on a television special. Based on a scene from A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, the Beatles play performers who get laughed at and heckled by the crowd.
6E6gY TIL that when Socrates was found guilty of impiety and corruption of the youth, his punishment was put to a vote. He had the choice to suggest an alternative to death, but instead nominated that Athens provide him free meals for the rest of his life.
X9oP TIL that some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish immigrants were ape-like, dog-like, and racially primitive.