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TIL I learned that bananas are considered berries while strawberries are not

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5VQEP TIL that Fort Douaumont, the largest and most important fort in the French defense system during World War I, fell to a force of 98 Germans in 3 days in February 1916. It took the French army 302 days, and an estimated 337,000 casualties to retake it.
dwZQ TIL that the Briggs & Stratton Flyer was the least expensive car ever manufactured, selling for about $125 in 1922.
PYe6G TIL that in June 2017, a tire shop in Fort Worth, Texas, was robbed so often that the owner bought a guard dog. The next time the shop was robbed, the intruders stole the dog.
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