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TIL that weed and hops are from the same plant family

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bWW9 TIL that Beer was probably one of the most crucial and influential inventions of mankind, possibly even influencing the invention/discovery of mathematics and written language.
16MLV TIL that almonds are a member of the peach family.
KOyPQ TIL The consultant hired on Star Trek: Voyager for the development of the Native American Chakotay character had previously been exposed as having faked his Native American ancestry to sell books.
pY0N4 TIL that the only place in the world where Japanese is an official language is Angaur, an island in Palau. Japan doesn’t have the de jure official language.
e0ygD TIL only 13% of Singaporeans can speak their national language, Malay. This also means that 87% cannot understand their own national anthem, which is in Malay! Instead, they speak an English-based creole known as Singlish.