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TIL The Queen has the authority to declare war as well as to refuse to make peace with any country in the world.

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9YKd6 TIL The native, undomesticated variety of the avocado is known as a criollo, it's small, has dark black skin, contains a large seed. It probably coevolved with extinct megafauna. The avocado tree has a long history of cultivation in Central and South America, likely beginning as early as 5,000 BCE.
M7AgW TIL most of the characters in the play Godspell do not have set names -- apart from Jesus and the dual role of John the Baptist/Judas, each character is generally named after the person portraying them.
dD7QK TIL the Amazon River discharges more water than the next 7 largest rivers in the world combined!
EBnx TIL that the English word oil comes from the ancient Greek word elaia, which means olive. So olive oil basically means olive olive.
x4rw TIL after realizing an aspiring magician was actually in his twenties and had childlike handwriting due to a disability, David Copperfield founded Project Magic. A program that teaches people with disabilities how to do sleight of hand magic in order to enhance motor skills and gain self confidence