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TIL: You can only bring five speficic fruits on a plane to the EU - Coconuts, Durians, Pineapples, Dates and Bananas

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ngko TIL Andrew Jackson slept in a hotel the night of his inauguration because 20,000 people were turning up in the White House. His aides tried to lure the mob outside with washtubs filled orange juice and whiskey.
rRK8o TIL lime juice on skin, when exposed to sunlight, can cause a poison ivy type rash called phytophotodermatitis. It is common for bartenders making margaritas but can also be a problem for basic skincare products like deodorants and lotions that use real lime.
N7GGJ TIL about Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore. Two combat medics who parachuted behind enemy lines on D-Day without weapons. For 3 days without sleep, they treated wounded soldiers from both sides and civilians.
VBmVG TIL thay the first European appearance of Arabic numerals was in a document from the year 976 called "Codex Albendensis", so called because it was written in the Spanish town of Albelda de Iregua.
PZYe TIL of Poon Lim, a chinese sailor who survived for 133 days alone in the South Atlantic, using methods such as capturing a shark and drinking the blood from it’s liver to survive.