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TIL that asparagus can grow really tall. The world's tallest was 3,5 meters tall

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Z8Zgp TIL There are still over 5 million Kurds who adhere to ancient Mithraic (Kurdish) religions. They are the last nation in the MidEast to still largely practice a non-Abrahamic faith. Mithraism was popular among Roman Legions and the mystery religion has its roots in Kurdish regions of the MidEast.
4kmmJ TIL Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean soldier, fought in three different armies during World War II. Drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army, he was captured and compelled to fight in the Red Army, then captured again and forced to join the German Wehrmacht, making him a veteran of three different armies.
DJyv TIL Zach Braff beat up a 12 year old for spraying fake paint on his Porsche as a part of a prank on the show Punked. The scene was edited out.
ADpy7 TIL that a golden retriever, Figo, sacrificed his safety to protect his owner. He leaped in front of a school bus in an effort to protect a blind woman. The chief of police said he'd seen dogs protect their owners from intruders, but never automobiles. Figo only sustained a leg injury.
M7k50 TIL that Iowa is the only state in the United States whose eastern and western borders are created entirely by rivers