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TIL the skin of a kiwi is perfectly edible and is loaded with fiber and vitamin C.

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W6d9 TIL Singapore, China, India, Japan and Thailand plans to restore Nalanda University, one of the oldest ancient universities that was burnt down by Muslim invaders in 1193.
ner07 TIL about Project Pluto, a nuclear weapon which would deliver multiple nuclear warheads to various different targets and fly low over populated areas with an unshielded nuclear reactor before finally crashing into the ground and releasing deadly radiation for months
0Q81 TIL Hitler built a seaside retreat for hardworking Nazis.
BAkK TIL that the woman who (at age 11) suggested they name the newly-discovered trans-Neptunian celestial body “Pluto” lived long enough to see the International Astronomical Union demote Pluto to the status of “dwarf planet”, 76 years later.
oLkY TIL that until 1987, broadcasters in the U.S. were legally required by the FCC to present both sides of “controversial matters of public interest.”