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TIL broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts, cabbage and collard greens are all the same species.

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ANPNd TIL Ernesto Miranda, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, was killed in a bar fight. A suspect who allegedly handed the knife to the murderer was questioned. But he invoked his Miranda rights and refused to talk to police, and was released with no charges.
NBp6 TIL that the Simpsons’ Episode ‘The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show’ was the writer’s response to Fox requesting they add another character to the family to freshen up the series; a move the writers saw as desperate
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