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TIL black pepper is actually a fruit

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M74pb TIL the invasive plant Kudzu spreads 150,000 acres annually in the Southern US. It can even now be seen in New York. Kudzu damages and kills plants by smothering them under a blanket of leaves. It has become one of the greatest environmental concerns for parks today.
YyrB TIL that the The Three Stooges were the first in Hollywood to criticize and mock Adolf Hitler on film with their short, ‘You Nazty Spy’
l0XA TIL: When Mr T. was a Military Policeman he was ordered to chop down trees by a Sergeant as a punishment. He chopped down over 70 trees in 3 ½ hours and only stopped when ordered to by a very shocked Major.
gWV8 TIL that home of the Tallest Tree in the world is California and it size is as twice the size of the Statue of Liberty
ANpgg TIL that rents have been rising so much because of a software called YieldStar, which tells landlords the maximum they can raise the rent and profit