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TIL tomato is both fruit and vegetable

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XERo8 TIL humans often experience ‘illusions of control’ over events we cannot actually change. While psychologists in the past thought this meant we evolved to be deluded, some neuroscientists now think these false beliefs are our brain’s rational response to an uncertain and unpredictable world.
gMpM9 TIL about John Britten. He and his small team built a motorcycle out of his garage that would defeat major manufacturers like Honda and Ducati at major races as well as break several world records. He designed and fabricated almost every component from scratch.
ykOv TIL a gin & tonic will glow under a black light because tonic contains quinines , which are black light reactive.
4k96 TIL that the movie Distant Drums (1951) contains the first known instance of “The Wilhelm Scream” (a sound effect of a man screaming, since used in over 149 other movies)
p85jb TIL Betty Lynn, the actress who played Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith Show, moved in 2007 from her native Los Angeles to Mount Airy, NC, the inspiration for Mayberry, where she is treated like royalty and still visits with fans at age 93.