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xVEyk TIL of a "pineberry", a white hybrid of the strawberry. It looks just like one, but has the taste of a pineapple. It had been "rescued" by Dutch farmers, and later on, commercially sold in the 2010's. At the moment, they're grown (only) in Japan. They're ~$10.00 per berry.
ompo TIL Nelson Rockefeller died of a heart attack at age 70 while he was sleeping with his mistress, age 25
mY6o TIL that the Internet weighs the same as a strawberry: The weight of all the electrons in motion that make up the internet at any one moment is equivalent to 50 grams
XEmQ8 TIL that the secret of True Damascus steel isnt lost, and it's able to be replicated using crucible steel with carbide forming elements like vanadium and molybdenum
N79r8 TIL Ford developed a nuclear-powered, steam-driven concept car in 1957