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Carrots Were Originally Purple | Now I Know
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Now I Know Store. Carrots Were Originally Purple. June 22, 2010. Well, orange carrots at least. Originally, purple carrots were the norm, but there were some offshoots — yellow and white ones appeared in the wild. Over time, somehow, 17th century Dutch carrot growers managed to cultivate these yellow and white ones carrots into the orange ones we are familiar with today. The purple ones still do exist, but by far are the minority in the world of carrot colors. Want to try some? 350 purple carrot seeds.
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Now I Know Store. August 30, 2016. Slow and Steady Wins the Lottery. August 29, 2016. Helping the Rich Get Over Being Rich. August 26, 2016. August 25, 2016. The Roads to Citizenship. August 19, 2016. The Weekender, August 19, 2016. August 16, 2016. August 11, 2016. The Eiffel Tower’s Secret Apartment. August 10, 2016. A Moist Upsetting Word. August 9, 2016. The Shape of Safety. August 8, 2016. The Thin Red Deer Line. Learn Something New Every Day. Want to learn all sorts of interesting things?
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The Taman Shud Mystery | Now I Know
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Now I Know Store. The Taman Shud Mystery. September 30, 2010. And then — then! 8212; things got weird. Of Omar Khayyam. After circulating copies of the piece of paper (and the name of the book it came from) in the press, the police gained what they hoped would be a key clue: the book from which the paper came. The relevant copy of. Was in the back seat of an unlocked car the night before the mystery man’s death. On the back was a cipher, pictured above. In the front was a phone number. Next article →.
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Now I Know Store. Now I Know is supported by generous patrons who donate to the project. Thank you to all who have pledged their financial support! Now I Know wouldn’t exist without you. A complete list of patrons can be found at Patreon, here. A special thank you to Now I Know’s Platinum Supporter. The YouTube channel TodayIFoundOut. Where you can find a new video every day on interesting topics like, The Greatest Practical Joke of the 19th Century. Why Superheroes Wear Their Underwear on the Outside.
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How Turkey Got Its Name | Now I Know
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Now I Know Store. How Turkey Got Its Name. November 23, 2010. This week, many American families will gather around the lunch or (and? Dinner table, feasting on a Thanksgiving meal centered on turkey. It’s a celebration of many things, but historically, stems back to 1621, when European settlers (“Pilgrims,” as any American elementary school children will surely tell you) marked the harvest by having a similar meal. Let’s follow that bird’s history from the New World to the Old. Literally translates to &#...
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Abraham Lincoln Created The Secret Service The Day He Was Shot | Now I Know
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Now I Know Store. Abraham Lincoln Created The Secret Service The Day He Was Shot. August 13, 2010. On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. He’d die the next morning. Perhaps he had ESP? Not really — rather, it’s a strange historical coincidence. While we currently think of the Secret Service as primarily existing to protect the President, that was not its original intent. The Service’s mission. The One Hundred Trillion Dollar Bill. The story of a real — tha...
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The Secret Starbucks | Now I Know
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Now I Know Store. September 9, 2013. There are more than 20,000 Starbucks. That the “aim was to become a true reflection of the neighborhood.” Even the name echoed the strive to be specific to the area: the former Starbucks, located at 328 15th Avenue East, was simply called “15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea.” And underneath the sign read three more words: “Inspired by Starbucks.”. And owned and operated by Starbucks, for that matter. The new store hadn’t ousted the coffee behemoth. It. Roughly 18 months aft...
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