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TIL “dive bar” originated from the “dive” entrance where you entered the bar.

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wLDr1 TIL Almonds are a member of the rose family. The same as a peach, apricot, plum, and cherry. Because the fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed, which is not a true nut, inside.
6amQ TIL, Apple in the 80s paid gaming magazines to downplay Mac’s gaming abilities, which was better than the PC’s, to project them as professional tools
0X6p TIL The United States are the only country which currently has minors serving life sentences. There were 2,589 in 2009.
wLD17 TIL if your cornea gets heavily damaged, you can get a new one made of titanium
oBKGr TIL That the Sun seen on many South American flags and coat of arms, such as Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, is a reference to the Incan god of the Sun, Inti.