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TIL a tomato is a fruit that is considered a vegetable!!!

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jNaEX TIL The CIA extracted 6 US diplomats from Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis using comic book artist Jack Kirby's concept art for a scrapped movie as a cover story when they convinced authorities they were part of a Canadian film crew scouting locations for a movie titled Argo which was made up.
g9vW TIL 25 scientists working for GEC-Maroni died in mysterious circumstances between 1982-88. A Defense Journalist investigating the deaths hung himself in 1990.
8OKb TIL The United States almost converted completely to the Metric System with the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. Reluctance and the Reagan administration’s effort to reduce federal spending prevented it.
a89d0 TIL that Jennifer Pan, who hired hit men to murder her overbearing and strict parents, would text with her boyfriend using phonetic baby talk. Her nickname for him, Mr. Bubbles, was rendered “Mr. Bawbos” in their messages.
BLnK TIL: George Lucas said Star Wars movies are “for children,” and that his fan base just doesn’t want to admit it.