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TIL Lima beans are so-named because they come from Peru

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0dMGA TIL of Dora Richter, the first transgender woman to have received GRS in 1922/1931 in Germany. She had survived the nazi regime despite the destruction of the sexual research institute and lived to 1966
oBD4W TIL that Hitler was an avid coprophiliac
a8pNM TIL that the extremely risky and highly successful first test launch of the Saturn V rocket helped revitalize the US's moon landing ambitions.
nemxo TIL due to volcanic uplift, the beach on Iwo Jima where US troops came ashore in 1945 is now 56ft (17m) above sea level, and the beach where Captain Cook sent his surveying crew ashore in 1779 is now 131ft (40m) above sea level.
KOr09 TIL a monarch butterfly's antennae have a number of important functions including sensing pheromones, detecting water vapor, locating food and navigating.During migration, in particular, antennae are necessary for proper time-compensated solar compass orientation when travelling very long distances.