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TIL a banana is a berry

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0w6kp TIL that out of the 195 countries of the world (or their predecessor states) there are only 22 that the British Empire has not invaded
Zpgvv TIL about the Chapati movement of 1857 in India where thousands of flatbreads were mysteriously distributed across North Indian villages. It is still a mystery as to who did this and why with both local Indians and the British assuming it was the other's doings
p8ppO TIL female snakes can decide whether or not they become pregnant after intercourse
Z6mR TIL that the Japanese imperial succession law barring women from the throne is only about 140 years old, and not ancient tradition. The rule was changed when Japan was modernizing to match Prussia’s succession rules, as Japan looked up to the rising European superpower.
N6jE TIL on February 11, 1992, a man who was likely innocent of a crime for which he was about to be put to death uttered these last words: “I’d like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my everloving ass, because I’m innocent.”