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TIL kiwis (the fruit) are considered berries, as are tomatoes, bananas and pomegranates.

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WXDX TIL when prison rape is counted, more men are raped in the US every year than women
pY5vQ TIL the Beatles went by 'Johnny and the Moondogs' for a short period of time in 1959. The name was never used seriously, mainly seen on bootlegs created as a joke.
awVdy TIL about “The Great Filter”, a theoretically point in evolution that only a minuscule fraction of species could evolve past. This may explain why we have never contacted other high functioning species. Also, we do not know if humans have yet to reach it, or have already passed it.
9YRVr TIL that in Return of the Jedi (1983) for the speeder chase, Garrett Brown walked through the forest shooting at less than one frame per second. By walking at about 5 mph and projecting the footage at 24 frame/s, the motion seen in the film appeared as if it were moving at around 120 mph
rReew TIL that Sir Patrick Stewart has a few country singing albums and I i think it is the most amazing thing ever and everyone should know about it. He is a great singer and this made me love him even more.