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TIL that pineapples are not native to the Hawaiian islands, but people nowadays associate the fruit with Hawaii because of James Dole and his company, the Dole Food Company (now Dole), through marketing and investment efforts between 1899 and 1933.

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6EoAm TIL that in 1504, Christopher Columbus used his foreknowledge of a lunar eclipse to intimidate Jamaica natives into giving them their supply of food after they refused to, but fooled them saying his god is all-powerful and will make the moon disappear for he was displeased with their refusal.
b6O59 TIL During Ronald Reagan’s presidency, Air Force One was outfitted with jellybean holders to keep the president’s favorite snack from spilling.
wOWJ TIL The Black Death killed half of the current Norweigan population in 1349. Because of this, Norway couldn’t sustain a kingdom and they were soon in a union with Sweden and Denmark.
xeV0 TIL Internet Explorer has a website created solely to convince you to use it again.
enBL Today I learned that guard donkeys are used to protect livestock and can even kill predators like coyotes