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TIL about Coco de Mer, a super rare tree that produces solid-meat coconuts which have been highly valued as aphrodisiacs throughout the ages.

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lgAK TIL a French man fell in love with someone he thought was a female Chinese opera singer, and had a decades-long affair that resulted in a child… only to discover that the whole time the singer had actually been (a) male and (b) a spy.
K0aJ TIL the creator of the BMI was a mathematician, not a doctor.
JYJQV TIL the words ebony, ivory, lily, and oasis originate from Egyptian through Greek and sometimes Latin
b9kVj TIL the Italy is one of the few countries to reserve seats in parliament to represent Italians living abroad. This means there are 18 Italian-Brazilians, Italian-Americans, and others serving as senators or deputies in Rome.
lo99V TIL that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) is the PREQUEL to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and not the sequel.