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TIL that, technically, bananas and pumpkins are berries, but raspberries and strawberries aren't

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DQPNj TIL about Bob Jones University, a Christian university where students are only allowed to watch G-rated movies and rock music is banned
W7bg4 TIL that the sudden “breeze” you may feel in your car while turning isn’t the vents, it’s air lagging behind and creating a small pressure imbalance. Due to inertia (Newton’s First Law), the air keeps moving straight as the car turns. It’s noticeable when there are uneven air temps in the car.
m1O1v TIL the state motto for Hawai'i is "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" and it translates to "the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness".
rRdw0 TIL Due to the variety of its ecosystems, which include mountains, woods, plains, largely uninhabited territories, streams, rocky coasts, and long sandy beaches, the island of Sardinia has been defined metaphorically as a micro-continent.
ANXVn TIL the Florida 321 area code was selected for Brevard County & Cape Canaveral due to its resemblance to a space craft count down launch sequence (3...2...1...liftoff).