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TIL Bananas are the world's oldest fruit

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MgbV TIL That Irena Sendler was a remarkable woman who defied the Nazis and saved 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto. The Nazis eventually discovered her activities, tortured her brutally, and sentenced her to death, but she managed to evade execution and survive the war.
5YNl8 TIL character actor Richard Deacon, best known for playing Dick Van Dyke’s boss on the Dick Van Dyke Show, was a gourmet chef. He wrote several cookbooks, and even hosted a cooking show in Canada.
lomG1 TIL that Occam's Razor is one of many 'Razors' in Philosophy - including Hitchen's Razor and Hanlon's Razor - all are principles that allow you to 'shave off' unlikely explanations.
4XYL6 TIL In 1967, Jimmy Hendrix was the opening act for The Monkees. The group also blew the whistle on themselves, letting the world know The Wrecking Crew studio band had been playing instrumental for them on their albums. After that, they played their own instruments.
XEDMQ TIL the Hyena is NOT a canine species. Instead it's part of the feliform suborder and thus closer to a cat-like species.