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TIL that almonds are a member of the peach family.

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kOAMm TIL that Pixar started as a computer division of Lucasfilm in 1979. Then, George Lucas sold the company to Steve Jobs and renamed it to "Pixar" in 1986. Now, both Lucasfilm and Pixar are the sister companies and a part of The Walt Disney Company.
xV5p0 TIL that in 1956, Elvis Presley got his Polio vaccine in front of the press. As an influential figure, this act helped raise vaccine rates from 75% to 90%
17L4 TIL that the the Samurai Sword is one of the most technologically advanced swords despite being an ancient sword making technique
BrpxK TIL of the "Tree of Life" in Bahrain: an isolated 400-year-old mesquite tree in the middle of the desert sustaining itself from an unknown water source
vP6yD TIL that the acronym for Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is BIGLY