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TIL that lemons aren't naturally occurring but are a crossbreed between a sour orange and a citron fruit

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4gLg TIL Jake Gyllenhaal’s name is commonly mispronounced. As a Swedish name, the correct pronunciation is “YILL-EN-HALL”
ng7d TIL the phenomenon of “island gigantism”, in which the size of animals isolated on an island increases dramatically in comparison to their mainland counterparts.
neByP TIL about Wangari Mathaai, the first African Woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She founded the Green Belt movement that helped plant 30 million trees and empowered women to get involved in social change.
P1eww TIL direct taxation in Canada (government asking for a cut of your money each year) was only put in place temporarily during World War 1 to fund the war. More than a 100 years later, we are still paying for a temporary tax.
J1jY1 TIL about Ilha da Queimada Grande or Snake Island off the coast of Brazil. It is home to the critically endangered, venomous golden lancehead pit viper, one of the most dangerous snakes on Earth. Brazil has closed off the island to protect the snakes and the humans.