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wLnDP TIL the third wife of emperor Claudius, Messalina, was so bold that she publicly married another man while Claudius was out of Rome, apparently in a coup attempt against the emperor. Claudius was informed and found his family's heirlooms in the new husband's home. The pair were predictably executed
a8rMA TIL: Bananas, avocados, tomatoes, and eggplants are berries, but strawberries aren't. In botanical terms, a berry is a fruit produced from the ovary of a single flower with seeds embedded in its flesh. A strawberry is a "multiple fruit" with many tiny fruits embedded within.
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