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TIL that strawberries are in the same plant family as roses

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yQdnJ TIL That at the age of 19, Michael Caine had a near death experience in the Korean War that “formed his character” for the rest of his life. He learned to live every moment as if it where his last and to always look on the bright side of life.
D16xr TIL there were only two baths to serve the more than 700 steerage passengers on board at any one time on the Titanic.
oBam7 TIL that mucus is easy for bacteriophages to stick to. These bacteriophages provide an extra level of protection against infections by bacteria
P0yJ TIL early in Ella Fitzgerald’s career, she was denied the right to sing at a club on account of her race. One of her biggest fans insisted she be booked, which launched Ella’s career. The fan was Marilyn Monroe.
j6dxX TIL the Language with the largest dictionary by number of words is Tamil with 1,347,142 headwords followed by Korean with 1,149,538