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TIL that Pears and Almonds are members of the rose family.

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rNWd4 TIL that as a 26 yo law student, Michael Avenatti played a large role in a scheme to media-shame Pepsi into giving away a Harrier jet. He was described as someone who "steps over the line as a human being" by one co-conspirator.
QJRak TIL that the now extinct Rocky Mountain locust last swarmed and destroyed crops in the US A in the 1870s
1j0P TIL Tostitos made a promotional bag for the Superbowl that had sensors to detect alcohol on a person’s breath. If alcohol was detected the bag gave a 10% discount for Uber, and also had a NFC tag to call the driver.
1aYvD TIL there are good reasons for the use of phrases such as "trust your gut" and "gut instinct", as supported by "gut-brain axis" research
EeNw TIL in 2010 the 6 corporations who control 90% of the media (often called the “Big 6”) made a total profit that exceeded the GDP of Finland by 36 billion dollars ($36,000,000,000).