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TIL that, according to the scientific definition of the term, bananas, pumpkins, and watermelons are all considered berries, whereas blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries are not.

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PY9gn TIL that a 3 mile journey on a steam train, which would have taken 1,000 gallons of water and a tonne of coal, can be replaced by a diesel engine burning 18 gallons of fuel; that's a 98% fall in energy use between the two technologies.
kKK4 TIL that Charles Bronson’s family was so poor that at one time he had to wear his sister’s dress to school for lack of clothing.
lD71 TIL a man got to push the detonator on the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge demolition because he won a contest for having the shittiest commuter experience with the bridge.
eWWk TIL that a two toed sloth in 2001 was discovered hanging under a field research team’s latrine, scooping up the mixture of feces, urine and toilet paper and eating it.
7rMYL TIL about Jim Cummings, the voice of my childhood. He has over 400 voice credits appearing in Winnie the Pooh, Phineas and Ferb, The Powerpuff Girls, Pinky and the Brain, Gargoyles, Biker Mice from Mars, Animaniacs, 2 Stupid Dogs, and Batman: The Animated Series to name a few.