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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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OoeRa TIL that some countries are measuring the happiness of their people instead of economic success as a measure of how well the country is doing.
0gOv TIL that the current heir to the former Ottoman Empire, Bayezid Osman, is a US citizen, WWII Veteran, and lives in New York City where he worked as a librarian before retiring. He is 89.
b4wZ TIL that scientists created a “quantum gas” that reached temperatures below absolute zero in which it exhibits characteristics similar to dark energy.
M8v8 TIL that “Tory”, the common term for a member of the British conservative party, is derived from the Irish word “tóraí”, meaning outlaw, criminal
P1myG TIL that American Express was founded in 1850 as a shipping logistics company. Its first charge card wasn’t introduced until 108 years later.