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

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6AlW TIL a Doctor’s tie can transmit sickness between patients because ties hardly ever get washed
4kmmJ TIL Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean soldier, fought in three different armies during World War II. Drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army, he was captured and compelled to fight in the Red Army, then captured again and forced to join the German Wehrmacht, making him a veteran of three different armies.
ZJvY TIL Steven Tyler of Aerosmith once heard their song “You See Me Crying” and said “We should cover this, who is it?” Guitarist Joe Perry responded with “That’s US fuckhead! It’s that song you made us get a 109-piece orchestra for!”
8eew4 TIL it's only us Brits that call it Alphabetti Spaghetti instead of Alphabet Pasta/Soup
Aomd TIL that after the launch of STS-70, NASA had installed plastic owls on and around the space shuttle to prevent woodpeckers from boring holes in the insulation of the external fuel tank.