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TIL that potato actually evolved from tomato

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LQ0dd TIL There is no significant evidence to support drinking 8 glasses of water a day
WkxoL TIL John Colter (member of Lewis and Clark expedition) Was captured and forced to sprint for his life by a group of Blackfeet Indians for 6 miles before killing 1 Indian, hiding in a beaver dam, and walking to a fort for 11 days (all while naked.)
awoN TIL Alice Cooper led the movement to restore the dilapitated Hollywood sign, in the 1970’s. He then fully paid for the third “O” himself, dedicating it to Groucho Marx.
Vkw4 TIL of “Unsinkable Sam” known to the Germans as “Oscar” a cat that served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
9Y6Zm TIL Dr. Seuss cheated on his wife who had cancer. After his wife killed herself, after finding out about the affair, Dr. Seuss married his mistress