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TIL that peanuts are a fruit, and the only fruit that grows underground (root fruit!)

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VMQDk TIL K9 "Officer Benny", a 2-year-old rescue Labrador Retriever, is Washington state's first wildlife crime detection dog. He is trained to find illegal shipments such as rhino horn, bear gallbladder, shark fin, firearms, spent casings, and elephant ivory.
X1P8 TIL Zelda: Ocarina of Time was described as a “walking patent office” because of the number of features that became industry standard
LlVV TIL Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone. It was originally invented by Antonio Meucci, however he could not afford the $10 to renew his ‘impending patent’. Alexander filed a patent for the idea and Antonio died before legal action could be taken.
vPvoj TIL the 3D shape that we know as a donut 🍩 is scientifically named “torus”
RbJl TIL people all over the world are cementing USB hard drives into walls for offline p2p sharing