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TIL A coconut can be considered as a fruit, nut, and seed or simply "dried drupe"

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DQXKp TIL there is a satirical political party in Germany called “Die Partie” that has pledged to build a wall around Switzerland and to rebuild the Berlin Wall. They received 900,000 votes in the 2019 EU elections
8a1aP TIL about Parkinson’s Law, which states that work expands to fill the time allotted. At the time used to explain the growth of bureaucracy in organizations, it helps understand today why so many projects and team fail to be productive.
gMlOD TIL that Mussolini built a huge marble victory arch in the middle of the Libyan desert, considered a sign of Italian Colonialism Muammar Gaddafi had it blown up when he came to power.
ey8D TIL many people who own high end and exotic cars register them in Montana to avoid sales taxes in their home state.
kJ0Qg TIL in 1930s, Hollywood self censored films to appease Nazi party. Negative depictions of Germany was deleted and any portrayal of Jewish persecution was banned by studios.