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TIL That China produces 58% of the world's peaches, amounting to 25 million tonnes of the fruit

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P1PeO TIL litotes is the term for using a negative to state a positive while implying mediocrity, whether out of politeness, modesty, or as something funny. Some examples that are "not bad" are: "your book wasn't awful", "he's not a terrible learner" and "Maradona wasn't a half-decent footballer"
yw9X TIL that the last Beatles song was recorded in 1995. The three surviving members (at the time) reunited to complete an unfinished John Lennon single, and the finished product was credited to the Beatles.
JvyV TIL that the Finnish language has a unit of measurement based on a reindeers urinary habits. Poronkusema
rYd1 TIL Abraham Lincoln wanted to ship freed black slaves away from the US to British colonies in the Caribbean even in the final months of his life.
Oo57X TIL that sea urchins got their name because they resemble hedgehogs, which used to be called "urchins." Sea urchins also used to be called "sea hedgehogs".