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TIL: Jimmy Hoffas middle name was Riddle
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TIL Vanilla is produced from a species of orchid, it's the only fruit bearing orchid in the world.
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TIL that heart attack symptoms can be significantly different between men and women
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TIL the first pro-gay film in the world was a 1919 German film called “Different from the Others”. It was created as a protest against German laws that criminalised homosexuality. The Nazis destroyed most prints of the film, and only one known copy has survived.
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TIL about the Banana Massacre of 1928, where the US threatened Colombia with military invasion if it didn't end the ongoing Chiquita workers' strike. The Colombian army fired on unarmed protesters, men, women, and children, killing somewhere between 800 and 3,000.
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Today I Learned that Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album took 17 Years to become certified Platinum.