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TIL that herbs are the fresh part of the plant while spice is the dried root, stalk, seed or fruit of the plant and is almost always dried not fresh.

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OmJR TIL if you’re an American with over $4,436 in your bank account, you’re above average.
L7w9 TIL there is a logical fallacy called the fallacy fallacy, the fallacy of overusing fallacy in the analysis of arguments
loyw5 TIL during the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese military had a sophisticated air force and anti-air defense system which destroyed 10,000 US aircraft (including 3,744 planes and 5,607 helicopters) and 1,018 South Vietnamese aircraft. The North Vietnamese only lost 170 aircraft.
Qjwe TIL Humans and dogs are the only animals to understand the concept of pointing with the index finger for the purpose of indicating an item or person. Dogs are also better at reading human body language than monkeys.
5Yr5P TIL that some birds sleep while flying by allowing one half of their brains to sleep while the other maintains environmental awareness and aerodynamic control.