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TIL that Edamame beans are just unripe soy beans

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O4Ge TIL that many major religions (Greek, Roman, Viking, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Muslim) are all thought to stem from a single Proto-Indo-European religion
LQxXr TIL that Mariah Carey bought Marilyn Monroe's childhood piano for $662500 in 1999. When Marilyn's mother was institutionalized, Marilyn was sent to an orphanage and the piano was sold. It would take years of searching for Marilyn to find the piano and buy it back. Mariah wants it to go to a museum.
N7PpQ TIL actor/singer/dancer/comedian Danny Kaye (White Christmas 1954) was also a world-renowned chef, a pilot, and a philanthropist. He conducted orchestras although he could not read music, he received two Academy Awards, and he held honorary membership in two professional medical associations.
P1ZLZ TIL in the US there is a 1 in 93 chance you will die in a motor vehicle crash in your lifetime
4B85 TIL that Geobbels announced The prettiest aryan baby contest in a German newspaper. The winner was a Jewish girl.