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TIL contrary to popular belief, tortoises are in fact turtles rather than part of a separate group.

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66R7 TIL that during the time Johnny Appleseed was alive, all apples were extremely bitter (unlike sweet, edible modern apples), and only used for hard cider. Johnny Appleseed was basically a booze crop man.
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