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

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ZwoQ TIL: We now consume about 100,000 words each day from various media, which is a 350% increase, measured in bytes, over what we handled back in 1980
6EVZZ TIL that Japan aims to power the Tokyo Olympics with 100% renewable energy. They plan to use wind & solar energy to power the stadiums & athletes village. They also want to recycle the small amounts of gold, silver & copper from around 80,000 old phones by using the metals to create 5,000 medals.
kOjge TIL when Ken Griffey Jr. was 13, he was yelled at by Billy Martin, manager of the Yankees. He remembered this and held a grudge against the Yankees throughout his entire career.
6E5wX TIL about Victor Sibson, who killed his girlfriend in a botched suicide attempt. The bullet passed through his head, and into her chest, killing her. He survived the attempt and now faces 2nd degree murder charges and life in prison.
JYbwl TIL: Since its unveiling, the President of the United States has almost always sent a funeral wreath to be laid at the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery every Memorial Day.