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TIL that the pomelo, the largest citrus fruit, is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit.

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98pD TIL In the 1960s, the big tubs of Green Army Men toys used to come with Japanese soldiers that were made out of yellow plastic.
ANlaa TIL about Susanna M. Brandt who was drugged/raped, gave birth as a consequence, then killed the child. During her court case the poet Goethe and his family spent time trying to help her case; though ultimately executed by beheading with a sword. Goethe's 'Faust' was partially influenced by her.
NXMoP TIL there’s Wi-Fi on Mount Everest for the climbers.
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