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TIL Pumpkin fruits are a type of botanical berry known as a pepo.

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4GmR TIL: High IQ does not necessarily mean high job performance. Emotional intelligence (EI/ EQ) has shown to be a better indicator of job success.
DQeDY TIL Miniature horses are allowed to be service animals under the ADA, and are typically used as an alterative to guide dogs.
epd0b TIL there is a common misperception that a landmine is armed by stepping on it and only triggered by stepping off, providing tension in movies. In fact the initial pressure trigger will detonate the mine immediately.
QXja TIL two Christian monks smuggled silkworms out of China in bamboo canes. Those silkworms were used to give the Byzantine Empire a trade monopoly in Europe, which became the foundation of their economy for the next 650 years.
J1L1Q TIL that Brazil's 1-7 loss against Germany at the 2014 World Cup broke a 62-match unbeaten streak for Brazil at home in competitive matches, that went back to 1975