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TIL a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit

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4Xee5 TIL of an ancient city, Cahokia, which was settled circa 600 AD and by 1250 was bigger than London. The cultural heritage site is located 8 miles from the Gateway Arch, in Illinois. The city was made up of pyramids and large earthen mounds, and “Woodhenge,” which marked the soltices and equinoxes.
e0rrg TIL it took Richard Nixon awhile to win over his wife, and in the meantime he would drive her on dates with other guys
Z8Zn4 TIL according to OKCupid that women peak in physical attractiveness at the age of 21, while the same doesn't happen for a man until he reaches the age of 36; Furthermore, as women age, they prefer age-appropriate partners, while men retain interest in women as young as possible
DXmV TIL that tough on crime politician, Ernie Preate, was sentenced to prison himself. When he first lined up for diner “It was just a sea of black faces,” Preate remembers “I said to myself, ‘Oh, my God, I helped create this.’”
OodYL TIL limonene (an extract from citrus peels) was used as an experimental liquid rocket fuel, and blanketed the entire testing area with the smell of lemon oil whenever it was fired.