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TIL During Wimbledon, more than 38.4 tons of strawberries (1.92 million strawberries to be precise) and 445kg of raspberries are picked and consumed during the 2 week tournament.

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rNGdy TIL in 1907, passengers arriving at Ellis Island had to pass a medical exam to enter the US. Doctors used a secret code to mark passenger's clothes with chalk: 'H' indicated heart trouble suspected; 'L' suspected lameness, and 'X' suspected feeble-mindedness.
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oB6Q8 TIL about Asset Framing. Asset-Framing is a narrative model that defines people by their assets and aspirations before noting the challenges and deficits.
OGVN6 TIL from 1916 to 1917, Felix von Luckner of Imperial Germany led the SMS Seeadler, a sailing ship, to attack Allied merchant ships
epO4b TIL That The Original 'Empire Strikes Back' Script Shows Darth Vader Wasn't Supposed to Be Luke's Father