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TIL the water chestnut is not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable

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N7YDP TIL that after assassinating Sanjaasürengiin Zorig (who led the Mongolian Revolution that overthrew the communist government), the perpetrator(s) strangely stole a bottle of vinegar and a bottle of soy sauce from his refrigerator before fleeing.
kK9e TIL Albuterol, one of the oldest asthma medicines, typically costs $50 to $100 per inhaler in the United States, but it was less than $15 a decade ago, before it was repatented
bxa TIL 97% of girls in Egypt have had their clitoris cut off.
VKlm TIL: Rolling Stone readers voted Nirvana at one of the worst bands of the 1990’s. Right along with Creed, Limp Bizkit and Hanson.
ne6KB TIL collecting toad sperm is easy; many release it in urine. Scoop 'em up and they urinate/ejaculate in fear. But what if they don't? According to Diane Barber of Fort Worth Zoo: "It's kind of weird, but if you hold them in your hand and look at them and bark at them like a dog, then they will pee".