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TIL Pineapples are multiple fruits.

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OoDa4 TIL In 2016, a British man crowdfunded a ten hour film of paint drying in order to force the British Board of Film Classification to watch it, as part of a protest against it. This is due to independent filmmakers needing to pay £1,000 per submission in order to be certified. The film received a U.
eB5k TIL In 1892, the Michelin brothers organized a bike race to promote detachable pneumatic tires. Before the race, they dumped tons of tacks on the course to sabotage it. They were successful; everyone was amazed at how quickly the racers could replace their tires.
R5N69 TIL that the myth of the "Seven Sisters" told throughout the world is believed to have originated over 100,000 years ago, due to the movements of the constellation that it is based on.
8aLK8 TIL that equisetum, or puzzlegrass, inspired the invention of logarithms
J1J1 TIL that according to an international survey of 5,000 people, 91% of men and 84% of women have fantasized about killing someone.