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TIL that an eggplant is technically a fruit

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W0xd TIL that the Six Flags in New Orleans has been untouched since it was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The rides and games have been rotting away since.
8aD88 TIL Union General William Sherman instructed his troops to differentiate between the "usually hostile" rich and the "usually neutral or friendly" industrious/poor when "appropriating" horses, mules, wagons etc. during Sherman's March to the Sea
d87MQ TIL Matt Groening named his show The Simpsons because he thought it was funny to have the word simp (short for simpleton) in their name.
4kRMN TIL that Chinchorro mummification technique was to remove the skin of the deceased to extract organs before sewing it back on. Additionally, after the mummies were removed to more humid climates, their skin is “melting.”
D7GV TIL there is a frog which lets itself completely freeze into a ‘frogsicle’ every Winter. Its heart stills, blood stops flowing, and eyes go white because its lenses freeze. In the Summer it thaws and hops away, good as new!