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TIL that the loofah(luffa) is a plant from the cucumber family that when matured and dried becomes very fibrous and is used as a sponge in kitchens and bathrooms.

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LkApd TIL about Khanzir, the only pig in Afghanistan
1aAxP TIL In 2003, the U.S developed playing cards to help identify the most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's government. 46 out of 52 have been captured.
VBJl8 TIL that John Lennon once mistook a nativity scene outside a house with a bunch of men playing poker on a midnight stroll home from Paul McCartney's house. He wasn't wearing his glasses at the time
v1gJj TIL of spray paint on sidewalks called “utility graffiti,” which uses colors and symbols to identify pipes and wires underground. Marking the ground wasn’t standard until 1976, when a dig in Los Angeles punctured a gas line and created a “wall of fire” that killed 9 people and destroyed 7 buildings.
kGvg TIL: Staying silent during interrogation does not invoke your Miranda right to remain silent - you must invoke unambiguously, and silence is not enough to do that.