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TIL People stick their tortoises in the fridge during winter.

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dlB TIL that Eggplant, Tomatoes, and Potatoes are all closely related and are in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
4XvD5 TIL Sears used to sell houses during the Jim Crow era, and since they were sold through magazines, no one could deny selling the houses to blacks because of anonymity.
nBvo TIL while filming 1960’s Oceans Eleven, Sammy Davis Jr. had to stay at a colored only hotel. Frank Sinatra confronted the hotel owners on Davis’ behalf, and they relented, helping to break down the color barrier in Las Vegas.
A9gB TIL according to FBI files, the Jewish Defense League had extorted money from ‘various rap music stars’ by making 'death threats’ and then offering protection for a fee
0AnM TIL that theoretically if astronauts traveled in a spaceship at a constant 1g of acceleration they could travel the entire universe in their own lifetime, while billions of years would pass by on earth.