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TIL Oranges are actually a hybrid fruit - It is a cross between a pomelo (75%) and a mandarin (25%)

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m1ZKR TIL crocodiles are more closely related to birds than to other reptiles, and modern science classifies birds as a kind of reptile
WQko TIL the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first aired 20 years ago today.
Kby9 TIL That in 2014 there will be an attempt to go over a 1,000 mph. Which will break the sound barrier and set the world land speed record.
oywE TIL that in a gesture of solidarity with the starving troops in Stalingrad, the german commander, Kurt Zeitzler reduced his own rations to their level. After 2 weeks he had lost 26 pounds.
P1m5w TIL about megacryometeors: Huge chunks of ice that fall from the sky like hailstones, but under mysterious weather conditions (e.g. cloudless days). Originally thought to be frozen aircraft hydraulic fluid, their exact formation process remains unknown.