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TIL: Peanuts are in fact not a nut

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8aZGL TIL: In 1989 Bangladesh, a single tornado killed approx. 1,300 people with 12,000 injured. The Daulatpur Saturia tornado was the deadliest tornado in history.
XEWrD TIL that San Bernardino County, the biggest county in the contiguous United States, is bigger than the Netherlands, while Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area in Alaska is bigger than Germany or Japan
E1bPW TIL wigs are still a part of British criminal courts. Judges and barristers, their term for lawyers, have specific standards for wigs that must be worn during criminal case hearings.
9bJp TIL A man stayed drunk during the entire Civil War to avoid being drafted
wor1o TIL It’s nearly impossible to open an emergency door mid-flight on a plane due to the ~24,000 pounds of force needed to do so.