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TIL that the “seeds" you see on the outside of a strawberry are actually the plant's ovaries and are called "achenes." Each “seed" is technically a separate fruit that has a seed inside of it.

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e0j4E TIL that the darkest black created, an acrylic paint called "Black 3.0", was created by artists in retaliation of artist Anish Kapoor who had secured the exclusive right to use the aerospace material "Vantablack" in art projects, refusing all other artists who wanted to use it as well.
VBrjp TIL that until the Civil War, American currency was made only the form of silver or gold coins. Though the colonial Continental Congress briefly issued paper currency, it wasn't until 1862 that Congress authorized the use of paper currency as legal tender for any debts
Jw9v TIL there are three towns with exclamation points in their official names: Westward Ho! in the UK, Hamilton! in Ohio, and my personal favorite, Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! in Quebec.
R5eQQ TIL that Alfonso Cuarón, the director of "Prisoner of Azkaban" movie, asked the three main actors to write an essay about their characters, to get acquainted with them. Daniel Radcliffe(Harry Potter) wrote a page, Emma Watson(Hermione) wrote 10-12 pages, Rupert Grint(Ron) didn’t give in anything.
mxkEE TIL of UK student Jacob Ford, who protested his school's ban on bags by bringing his books to class inside of a microwave oven. His mother supported his peaceful protest, but the school suspended him & chastised the mother for supporting him.