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TIL “vegetable” is a culinary term, not a botanical term.

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Rl06 TIL that the honey badger emits smelly, suffocating secretions from its anal glands to fumigate hives, causing bees to flee and leave their honey for the honey badger
gQL8 TIL that manhole covers are round so that they don’t fall into the opening
8aW5V TIL that plate armor and firearms had coexisted for over 300 years in Europe. Armor had been in an arms race against firearms during that time, and it wasn't until the 16th century that full body armor was phased out in favor of prioritizing protection of vitals.
WkNj9 TIL the disclaimer that now appears at the end of every American film, (“The preceding was a work of fiction, any similarity to a living person etc.”) first appeared because Rasputin’s assassin Felix Yusupov successfully sued MGM for libel against his wife in the movie “Rasputin and the Empress”
0d5WM TIL that the financial failure of a Scottish colonial venture in what is now Panama was one of the major factors that led to the formation of the United Kingdom in 1707.