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TIL the closest living relatives to bears are seals and walruses

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D1V1j TIL that watermelon, oranges, and tomatoes are berries
JMeB TIL that a nomadic man travels the Pacific Northwest in a short bus offering free tea and friendship to anyone who will sit and converse with him in or around his bus.
Z8dMo Till scientists solved the complex problem of growing seedless watermelon without seeds in the 1990's eating watermelon was less enjoyable. They achieved this feat with a complicated cross-pollination process, thus creating a new commercial fruit market.
56vn TIL The Golden Ass is the only Ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety
awe8Z TIL The tomb of Genghis Khan (died August 18, 1227) has been the object of much speculation and research. To This Day, 800 years after his death, the site remains undiscovered.