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TIL Pineapples are multiple fruits.

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J1a6Q TIL the word “vagina” originated from the Latin word for “sword sheathe.”
KOPBw TIL in 2008, Maple Leaf foods found that their meat was contaminated by listeria bacteria, and instead of covering it up , the CEO went on TV and accepted responsibility for the disaster, apologized to the public and recalled $20 million worth of food products.
5VVRQ TIL there is an owl that nests underground. The burrowing owl usually takes holes dug by other animals to nest but also can dig their own.
xWjw TIL In 1962, Swedish national television broadcast a 5-minute special on how one could get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of the TV. A rather in-depth description on the physics behind the phenomenon was included. Thousands of people tried it.
LaeQ TIL America’s first female mayor was elected in 1887. A group of men nominated her as a joke intended to humiliate women, but instead she won over 60% of the vote.