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TIL that Agave - the source of all tequila - is a member of the Asparagus family

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Wkl9d TIL Jimmy Carter reported seeing an unidentified flying object while at Leary, Georgia, in 1969
1aN9d TIL that female journalist Gao Yu was imprisoned for 5 years by the Communist Party of China for leaking "Document No. 9" which bans university professors from teaching democratic ideals such as Basic Human Rights. Failure to comply results in suppression, blacklisting, and imprisonment.
jnON TIL that there is a fruit that is a strawberry that tastes just like a pineapple. The name of that fruit is “Pineberry”
j6wOa TIL the Chernobyl power plant continued operating and producing power for 14 years after the infamous disaster, only fully shutting down in the year 2000.
VwZk TIL the biggest cashew tree in the world covers an area of about 80,000 square feet and produces over 60,000 fruits each year. The tree gets its size from two genetic issues, which allow branches to grow outwards instead of upwards, taking new roots when touching the ground.