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TIL Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't

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QLQe TIL that the most dangerous and deadliest animals in Africa based on the estimated number of human fatalities are the Mosquitoes and Hippos.
EJ5d TIL that The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, a Japanese woodblock print, is considered one of the earliest examples of tentacle erotica, with this piece of art dating back to 1814.
Wb84 TIL in 1969 a fictional boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano was shown in movie theaters around the world. They were each filmed acting out every possible fight scenario and a computer used probability data to come to the result of a Marciano win by KO in the 13th.
MGkB TIL that New Zealand has over 70% power generation from renewable sources with a target to hit 90% by 2025
9VDp TIL Apollo 12 was struck by lightning twice during lift off.