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TIL in 1893 the Supreme Court held trial on whether tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. Testimonies consisted mainly of reading various dictionary entries. It was unanimously ruled a vegetable after 16 days.

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p8AMp TIL Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel ― the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grains have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins.
PY90L TIL of Operation Flagship, a sting operation that sent out free Redskins tickets to wanted fugitives and resulted in more than 100 arrests with Marshalls wearing Redskins and Chicken costumes.
GY5r5 TIL that South Africa is actually a country, and not actually a region used to represent the southern part of Africa.
vNgR TIL: The Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization gives only 20% of its donations to cancer research and pays its CEO $684,000 per year.
wLWJ TIL Curiosity’s minimum uplink rates to Earth are 160bits/sec and 800bits/sec, depending on the antenna it is targeting on Earth.