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TIL that black and green olives are actually the same species of olive, except that they are picked at different times of the year.

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M7eB TIL the military shout “HOOAH” is actually “HUA” meaning “Heard, Understood, Acknowledged”.
QJOE6 TIL Juries have 12 people because of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles
YM6A TIL Ernst Leitz II risked his own safety by putting into place a wildly successful plan to help Jews escape Nazi Germany. He hired Jews, and then sent them on foreign assignments.
Ooboe TIL that When written down, the word ‘almost’ is ALMOST the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order. It comes second to the proper noun Aegilops (which many do not consider as the winner because it is a proper noun).
jNWYR TIL that a mirror is used to treat phantom-limb pain (Pain in a limb that was amputated but the brain still thinks is attached)