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TIL That in the UK School Systems An A is Actually The Grade Range of 75-100%, versus the US Where It’s 90-100%.

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VM6OZ TIL there are competitions all aroun the world to grow the largest and heaviest pumpkin, with the current record being over a ton.
kJnKm TIL of Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved black Muslim scholar from the 18th century. Although his slave owners believed he had converted to Christianity, his autobiography revealed that he was still Muslim. His love for Jesus was interpreted as Christian, when Jesus is also a Muslim Prophet.
RKd6 TIL Diamonds are actually fairly common. The reason they are worth so much is because the DeBeers mining group withholds stock to artificially reduce supply.
78AAX TIL that the plant and color “fuschia” is actually spelled “fuchsia,” (pronounced fook-see-ya, not fyoo-shah) and named after a German botanist named Leonhart Fuchs.
AD6lg TIL White Clover can be used as a tobacco alternative