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TIL cashew nuts grow on the bottom of cashew apples.

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6Ewom TIL that birds can 'see' magnetic fields
v1OA4 TIL denatured alcohol (sold in hardware stores) isn't chemically different from drinking alcohol. The only difference is it's purposely laced with poison and nausea inducing additives so you can't drink it. This compromises allows it to be sold without alcohol tax and ensures people don't drink it.
PrJV TIL of the Lost Cosmonauts conspiracy theory, which alleges that the Soviet Union sent two or more men into space before Yuri Gagarin, but their attempts at being the first man in space ended in failure
VBQk4 TIL King of Tonga, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, was 195cm (6'5") and weighed 195kg (440lb). For his visits to Germany, the German government commissioned special chairs to support his weight, which he took home, considering them as state presents.
XEO4E TIL George Lucas tried to be an officer in the US Airforce but was rejected because he had too many speeding tickets