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TIL that "aubergine" is another name for eggplant

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OGyM4 TIL that polyamory is not prohibited in Judaism, but there was a temporary ban by Rabbenu Gershom in the 11th century which has since expired
oewW TIL That a Korean man during WWII was conscripted to fight for the Japanese, was caught by the Russians, forced to fight for the Russians, captured and forced to fight for the Germans, and finally captured by American troops at D-Day. He eventually moved and passed away in Illinois.
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Ypaad TIL that the world's first hard drive was larger than a refrigerator and could hold only 5 MB of storage