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TIL that cyanide is present in almonds, apricots, apples, oranges, flaxseed, bamboo shoots, and foods containing cassava

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KOLpQ TIL that Alan Rickman (known for playing Severus Snape in Harry Potter) was in Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells II
G4jN TIL the overthrow of the monarchy in Brazil was such a minor affair that even the few people who did witness it did not realize they just saw a revolution.
9JM7 TIL Earthworms were largely extinct in North America after the Ice Age. Reintroduced after Columbus, they transformed the land.
x6BYw TIL that Katō Kanji, leader of the fleet faction, shouted that "war with America starts now" after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty.
e0bak TIL fusion centers is domestic Intelligence agencies established by the DHS to to collect data down to petty crime.