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TIL that loofah (the kind used for scrubbing in the shower) is actually an edible vegetable.

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K1NG TIL of “Green Boots” - an unidentified corpse that every climber who attempts the Northwest ridge route of Mount Everest passes.
e00G5 TIL the underground streetcar system in San Francisco passes through the hull of a buried ship after tunnel boring crews discovered it when extending the line in the mid 1990s
a8goJ TIL the only U.S. state governor to be assassinated, William Goebel, was actually sworn in the day after he was shot. He died having served only 3 days in office.
Z8eQD TIL it is forbidden for Muslims to go to the Mosque after eating garlic, onions or other food of offensive smell
e0nwJ TIL that from 2013 to 2016, US physicians accepted $24.94 billion from pharmaceutical companies, in nearly 41 million transactions, and there is a searchable web database where you can find out if your doctor has accepted any payments, from whom, how much, and the nature of the payment.