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TIL that cashews actually grow on 20 feet (6 meters) tall evergreen trees, the nut we eat is part of a larger fruit called a cashew apple, and the exterior of an un-shelled cashew has the same toxins as poison ivy.

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e0gXg TIL that in 1978, and architecture student discovered the Citigroup Center in NYC was susceptible to strong winds due to it being on stilts. Renovations to address the issue were done during a newspaper strike at night while employees were at home. This work was largely unkown unknown until 1995!
jbQn TIL A New York sociologist observed that women are a good indicator of good public places because they are more sensitive to annoyances. “If a plaza has a markedly low proportion of women, something is wrong…if it has a high proportion, the plaza is probably a good and well-managed one”
kJOMW TIL On Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, astronauts had to do everything in their seats beside their crewmates due to limited space, including eating, sleeping, and toilet
ADBWo TIL that a study by Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello showed that when given rewards for helping, children were less likely to help in future situations compared to when they were not given rewards.
VMDa4 TIL when Sharon Tate was murdered by the Manson Family in 1969, Roman Polanski briefly suspected Bruce Lee of having committed the murder, due to a pair of eyeglasses found at the crime scene followed by a comment Bruce Lee made to Roman Polanski about how he had lost his own eyeglasses.