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TIL the spikes on a stegosaurus were named after a Gary Larson comic

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4kbNw TIL that those "raw" cashews you buy at the store aren't really raw! Truly raw cashews contain urushiol, the same stuff that makes poison ivy so irritating. To make them safe to eat, cashews are steamed, roasted, or boiled to remove the urushiol.
d87Or TIL the capital city of South Dakota, Pierre, is pronounced "peer" despite being named after a man named Pierre.
0ddQA TIL the introduction of reproductive rights in 1973 (Roe v Wade ruling) resulted in a significant drop in the crime rate in the years that followed.
loKGG TIL that Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
9klX TIL Samuel L. Jackson is the highest grossing film actor of all time