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TIL palm trees aren't actually trees but a type of gigantic grass.

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EgG1p TIL that Callitxe Nzamwita, a man from Rwanda, has lived in complete isolation for 55 years due to his extreme fear of women. Since the age of 16, he has barricaded himself inside his house, avoiding any contact with women.
VMwG4 TIL Popeye used to eat spinach because German chemist Wolf miscalculated the amount of iron(to 10x) in spinach
pNgA TIL Karl Plagge was a Wehrmacht officer who used his position to try and save 1240 Jews in Lithuania from Nazi extermination. At his trial he did not speak in his own defense because he blamed himself for not doing enough. In 2005 he was awarded “Righteous Among the Nations”.
01gN TIL Coca-Cola still uses coca leaves in its signature syrup, and there is only one factory in the US with the unique DEA license required to remove the cocaine.
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