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TIL that the almond is not a nut, but in fact a member of the peach family

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D1rng TIL residents of the Delmarva Peninsula have proposed that its Maryland and Virginia portions secede from their respective states, merging with Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware, to create the state of Delmarva.
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