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TIL that strawberries aren’t actually berries, but bananas, avocados, pumpkins and watermelons are.

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8aonP Today I Learned that there are at least 18 active gangs in the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, with some having been in existence for over 50 years.
PY86E TIL that The Beatles recorded a 15 kilohertz track at the end of Sgt. Pepper's "A Day in the Life" that only dogs could hear.
7rOEZ TIL that a skeleton from 7150 BC found in an English cave was a DNA match for a history teacher living nearby
5YEv8 TIL North Korea has its own calendar system. The year is calculated based on the year of birth of its founder (Kim Il-Sung).
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