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TIL that when Prince died "Within three weeks of his death, 700 people claimed to be half-siblings or descendants."

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ZplEo TIL the origin of the word "bear" is "brown one". It's believed that there was a taboo around saying its name directly for fear of accidentally summoning one.
mxYNE TIL that the fig tree is pollinated by the fig wasp which then dies inside the fruit. The offspring then mate inside and the females escape to pollinate the next fig.
ZOAo TIL that at the 2:58 mark in the song “Hey Jude”, Paul McCartney hits the wrong key on the piano and says “Fucking Hell”. John Lennon suggested that they keep it into the song, and so they dropped it into a low register. You can still hear it in the song to this day.
nODP TIL: Nashville Hot Chicken was originally intended to be bitter revenge on a cheating husband. But it back fired because he loved it.
b90B4 TIl that the Norwegian government still uses steel plates from the battle ship Tirpitz to cover up holes during road construction.