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TIL that loofahs come from plants and are related to cucumbers and watermelon.

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BrvWK TIL in 1920, the last living relative of Chief Massasoit (who helped the Pilgrims) heard Plymouth MA was erecting a statue of her ancestor out of gratitude. She pulled out a tiny basket she wove — only 3/16" tall — and said "That basket would hold all of Massachusetts' gratitude for Massasoit."
LkyX0 TIL that the annual 72,500 roubles rent that USA payed for the ambassadors house in Moscow was equal to 3 dollars in 2001 post-soviet inflation value. Since the US-Soviet contract didn't provide for currency fluctuations, USA argued that the rent should stay fixed.
0dZ9y TIL that in Hungary in the 1940's, while the country was experiencing the worst hyperinflation in recorded history, they issued a bank note with a denomination of 100 quintillion Hungarian pengős, which was worth approximately US $0.20.
R5NN7 TIL In 2010, the Colombian army created the pop song "Better Days" with a hidden message for Colombian soldiers held captive by FARC guerrillas. Hidden in the chorus is morse code reading "19 people rescued" "You're next" "Don't lose hope". The song was then played on over 130 radio stations.
LkNYP TIL guys who have sex at least twice a week are half as likely to die from heart disease.