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TIL Bananas Are Berries, But Strawberries Aren’t!

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Ev1V TIL that there an aluminum cent was planned to be released in 1974, but this proposal was later dropped and the U.S. Mint’s stockpiles of these cents got destroyed. However, a few aluminum cents not returned to the Mint are believed to remain in existence.
b9O7E TIL that a 'bad' Bean Boozle flavor is made by super-heating the actual disgusting item, putting it through a "gas chromotograph," isolating the chemical makeup, and converting it into "flavor markers" for the jelly bean.
r1K4 TIL that Tom Hanks in Castaway allowed himself to gain weight to fit the role of a middle-aged man. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose 50 pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the island. During the hiatus, Robert Zemeckis used the same crew for What Lies Beneath.
nVEW TIL Violent, often fatal, attacks on homeless Americans outnumber all other categories of hate crimes combined.
nem0W TIL many ships engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing often fly the flag of Mongolia. Being a land-locked country, Mongolia is one of the Flag of Convenience nations and has weak or no fishing regulations.