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TIL a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit

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a8LA TIL that during the filming of The Shawshank Redemption, the American Humane Association monitored all of the scenes involving Brooks’ crow; during the scene when Brooks fed it a maggot, the AHA objected that it was cruel to use a live maggot and required that they use one that was already dead.
AZNd TIL Les Claypool of Primus and Dean Ween are set to host a “Fishing Show” on Comedy Central, and is going to be produced by South Park creators Trey Parker and Mat Stone
0w6jA TIL in 1982, rocker Billy Idol was staying at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. After Idol destroyed his room, the police arrived, and a naked Idol surrendered. He later learned they were not there for him, but were investigating the recent overdose death of John Belushi, who died that same night.
6Eynl TIL James Parkinson, the man who Parkinson's disease was named for, was implicated in a plot to assassinate King George III
OoyMY TIL of Busta Rhymes Island, a 40x40 island in Central Massachusetts unofficially named by a local who is trying to make the name official through common usage. When asked why the name "Busta Rhymes Island," the local said "It has rope swings, blueberries, and... stuff Busta would enjoy."