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TIL palm trees aren't trees. They're just massive plants like bamboo or banana 'trees'

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ep9KE TIL that romance author Barbara Cartland, in addition to writing an estimated 723 novels (160 published posthumously), selling around 1 BILLION copies, was an early pioneer of gliding and helped design the first aircraft-towed airmail delivery glider.
rRNLd TIL there was a residential building in Greenland called "Blok P" in which 1% of population of the entire country lived
d8667 TIL Robin Williams, who was a big fan of the Ninja Turtles, provided Judith Hoag (who plays April O'Neil) with information regarding her character through his comic book collection.
gMWmy TIL that male funnel spiders use pheromones to knock females unconscious before mating.
pY0dO TIL the Japanese voice actor for Kerchak, the leader of the gorilla troop in Tarzan, is Kenji Utsumi - the original Japanese voice actor for Shenron (Dragon Ball) and Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist).