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TIL that the 'Luffas' (or 'Loofahs') you use as scrubbing sponges are actually very fibrous vegetables.

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xVQZg TIL about a single-cell organism called Cafeteria Roenbergensis
l4VK TIL that the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ most commonly known today was conceived and promoted by magazine marketer James Upham as part of a campaign to sell flags to public schools.
woYZP TIL of Orania: South Africa's only remaining whites only town
QJRXp TIL the Royal Canadian Mint has manufactured coins for over 70 countries
ej1D TIL that the most successful pirate raid in history was Henry Avery’s capture of the Indian treasure ship Ganj-i-sawai in 1695. The plunder was £600,000 worth of jewels and precious metals, equivalent to £52.4 million or $81 million today.