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TIL that orange carrots were NOT selectively bred by Dutch farmers in the 1600s to honor the Prince of Orange. It’s a tale, and there’s no documentary evidence for this story! The real history is far more complex, and more interesting….

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5Ymb9 TIL of Vermin Supreme. A man who has unsuccessfully ran for president four times. He wears a giant boot on his head and campaigns every term on the promise to make Americans brush their teeth and that he will give every citizen a pony if he is elected.
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wLpO6 TIL YouTuber Matthew Greer deepfaked Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner's faces on the Pogo video that remixed several Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes