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TIL that since 2011, according to the US congress, pizza is considered by law as a vegetable if it contains at least two tablespoons of tomato paste. Ketchup is also considered a vegetable under many conditions.

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BrEYd TIL that some non-redheaded men have red beards because they have one copy of the MC1R gene. Two copies would make them fully redheads
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nWgrd TIL United States, under President Eisenhower, initiated Iran's nuclear program through the Atoms for Peace program. In 1957, the U.S. provided Iran with its first nuclear reactor and nuclear fuel. Later, after 1967, the U.S. also supplied Iran with weapons-grade enriched uranium.
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loW5r TIL Rock Band AC/DC, despite being one of Australia's most well known pop culture icons, declined to play at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 because they refused to mime as required by organisers.