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TIL cucumbers, pumpkin, squash, and watermelon are all in the same plant family

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BgwwW TIL according to an Interview with Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon, Rhydon was the first Pokemon ever created. It is also why Rhydon has a index number of #001.
8eROZ TIL that the civil rights act was not the first one in the U.S., but rather the second one, as the first was overturned by the supreme court in 1883.
1d9d TIL NASA has decided to use Metric Units for all operations on the lunar surface when it returns to the Moon. The Vision for Space Exploration calls for returning astronauts to the Moon by 2020 and eventually setting up a manned lunar outpost.
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