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TIL that nightshade is actually genus, not a species and tomatoes and eggplant are species within that genus.

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yKBJ TIL Russian scientist successfully cloned a plant that became extinct 30000 years ago (in the Pleistocene age), the plant bore fruit and continued reproducing on it’s own.
N7E48 TIL in 1578, the king of Portugal launched a crusade against Morocco. The crusade ended with a single battle wherein the king of Portugal, the sultan of Morocco, and the previously deposed sultan of Morocco all died.
xVRPk TIL that Pallas' cats have the longest and densest fur of any cat. They appear to be bigger and heavier than they actually are due to their stocky builds and long, dense coats.
XPGk TIL LSD is non-addictive, is not known to cause brain damage, has extremely low toxicity relative to dose, there have been no documented deaths from an overdose, it is physiologically well tolerated and there is no evidence for long-lasting physiological effects on the brain or other organs.
KO74 TIL Gary Oldman has never received an Academy Award nomination until this year. Even though being in films such as Sid and Nancy, The Contender, The Fifth Element, Harry Potter and Nolan’s Batman Trilogy.