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TIL pepitas are just pumpkin seeds with the husk removed

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jNpln TIL The NYPD has a beekeeping unit with 2 full time officers whose job it is to focus solely on any issues related to bees in the city.
YpmjG TIL about Ehrlich, a Polish ping-pong player who played the longest point ever (2h 12m) in 1936 World Championships, and in WW2 was spared the gas chamber by the Nazis because they recognized him
Bgw1W TIL Americans over the age of 60 are entitled to one kilogram of free cheese every month
DK5e TIL that there are ghostly red lightning strikes 20 miles tall above thunderstorms called sprites. Long rumored, finally captured on video.
XEg5Q TIL in 1998, 10 bodies were discovered in Benjamin Franklin’s basement during house renovations. The bodies belonged to his friend and anatomist William Hewson, who had a falling out with his mentor William Hunter and illegally procured them for study. Hunter’s body was not among them.