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

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Lkep TIL the Soviet Tsar Bomba was so powerful it shattered windows 900 km away
awA1N TIL that proceeds from the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon went towards funding the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Also, the members of the band were a fan of the comedy troupe, and often took breaks in the middle of their recording sessions to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
gMLPL TIL that globally, 80% of children in orphanages are not orphans. They’re trafficked as “paper orphans” to bogus orphanages as a way to attract donations.
XpO8 TIL: Israel’s history of selling USA’s secrets to China goes back to the 1980’s. China acquired advanced military tech & weapons from Israel then re-exported to Pakistan, Iran, etc. Also, Israeli military companies opened offices in China for sales. CIA said profit was “several billion dollars.”
j6rxa TIL the Pony Express existed for only 18 months