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TIL the California Avocado Association renamed the Alligator Pear to Avocado in 1915 to better appeal to consumers

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BrRAL TIL that an Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera is considered a modern-day Robin Hood. Over the course of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit and avoided jail in 2018 due to a plea bargain.
mxonp TIL of Takahiro Siraishi, a Japanese serial killer who targeted people posting about suicide on twitter, claiming they had consented to be killed
QNrj9 TIL there is no evidence that Victorian doctors gave women orgasms to cure hysteria or that they invented the vibrator to help with this task
JYMDV TIL that over 25% of irrigated land in the US uses groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer. Since large-scale agricultural extraction began in 1950, its size has been reduced by nearly 10%. Once depleted, it will take 6,000 years for the aquifer to replenish.
8LAb TIL That a trucking company got over 900 speeding tickets, another 500 tickets for ignoring stop signs and other signals, and killed 32 people in just 24 months. Yet they are rated “satisfactory” by the agency that oversees transport.