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

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oB9PR TIL that the Dixie Chicks are still de facto "banned" from country music radio due to criticizing President Bush back in 2003. Their music is never played on many country stations.
9YepG TIL In the 1960’s, Paul Klipsch was found in his office, stripped down to his skivvies with the thermostat set to high. He was trying to determine why early calculators would quit when operated at high temperatures. He later sent a letter to the manufacturer, explaining the source of the problem.
oBpDY TIL that Maldivian is written using a unique alphabet which uses Arabic numerals as its first nine consonants, and Indic numerals for the following nine. The script may have been invented as a secret code before being adopted for more general use.
R77y1 Short answer: Depends on when you hit it
XEAj8 TIL the first computer of any description to sell one million units, the VIC-20, was put together by a team of 5 people at Commodore, who used to stay back late and steal equipment to do the development work because no one else in the company would cooperate with them.