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TIL Pineapple is not a fruit but collective fruits. A group of fruits combined together

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QNkX9 TIL the two sons of American comedian Soupy Sales performed with Iggy Pop while David Bowie played keyboard and backing vocals.
PNWO TIL that the Z in Dragon Ball Z was chosen because Z is the last letter of the alphabet and Akira Toriyama wanted to finish the series because he was running out of ideas
GY9W7 TIL that the commonly known information regarding Daddy Long Legs as being extremely venomous with brittle teeth not strong enough to bite humans is actually a myth. Scientists have no idea how this factoid spread.
5M0R TIL although Americans have the most unfavorable perception of Iran in the world, most Iranians have positive attitudes towards the American people.
KOKRG TIL that the Food & Drug Administration has long known the shelf life of some drugs can be extended, sometimes by years but continues to order pharmacies to trash expired drugs. In fact, the federal government has saved a fortune by doing this with their own emergency stock piles.