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TIL that state vegetable of Oklahoma is the Watermelon…which is a fruit.

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vP8GK TIL that the debut album of Robson & Jerome (a singing duo made up of actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn) held the record for selling 2 million copies in the UK in the fastest time, for nearly 20 years
nBA7 TIL there has been a number of long term studies on the possibility of dosing food in radiation as a form of preservation and sterilization. However, while it has been found to be completely safe, there is a large resistance to it because of the negative impression of and confusion over radiation.
m1NKx TIL the reason why the Declaration of Independence is so faded isn't solely its age. In the 1800s, it was placed in front of a large window in the US Patent Office for 35 years.
mxj9o TIL that Dr. Barry Marshall was convinced that H.pylori bacteria causes stomach ulcers, but no one believed him. Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans, he drank the bacteria himself, developed ulcers within days, treated them with antibiotics and went on to win the Nobel prize.
Xa8Q TIL: Of a Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow theater in 2002. Of the 130 people who died in the attack, only 1 was killed by terrorists, the other 129 were killed by the Russian special forces trying to rescue them.