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TIL almonds, cashew, walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, and brazil nuts are not true nuts

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e0gBb TIL while exploring behind my house I found an abandoned set of railway tracks which were last used in the 18th century.
nW6WG TIL that following the King of the Hill season two cliffhanger ending, rumors begin spreading through various FOX commercials and promotional spots that the Hills would be moving to Hollywood. TV Guide ads and the like even touted Propane Boom (the season two finale) as the "last episode in Texas!"
d8alK TIL that reparations were given to some 40,000 former African American slaves who were settled on 400,000 acres (1,600 km²). HOWEVER, President Andrew Johnson returned the land to the previous owners when Lincoln was assassinated and Johnson became president.
rRdW1 TIL lightning stimulates accelerated growth in mushrooms. Japanese mushroom farmers use their own "artificially induced lighting " to increase yield.
j6Bka TIL that in 1960 BBC play, Sean Connery and Richard Pasco gave the first male-to-male kiss in television history