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TIL there is a strawberry in Japan that costs $500

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awVlN TIL the Rolls-Royce Merlin exhaust gases exited at 1300 mph (2100 kph) and when angled backwards produced 70 pounds-force (32 kg-f) of thrust. This increased the Spitfire's top speed by about 10 mph (16 kph).
X0mlD TIL the highest-ranking officer of the British Royal Navy at the start of World War 1, was a German prince named Louis of Battenberg, who was made to resign and later abandon his German dynastic titles due to anti-German sentiment in Britain
17Yr TIL there is a disease IRL that can cause your nails to grow long, your teeth to sharpen like fangs and your skin to turn pale and easily bruise and scab in the sunlight…much like a vampire.
9wZXM TIL about Juliana, a dog that was awarded a Blue Cross medal during WWII. She saved her owner’s life by peeing on an incendiary bomb.
mxoO TIL a large pizza in Australia (11") is smaller than a medium pizza in the US (12")