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TIL that California produces 82% of the world’s almonds.

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E1kko TIL of "The Tornado That Saved Washington". During the British sacking of 1814 a storm rolled in that doused most of the fires in the city (including the White House) and killed British soldiers with thrown debris
R7Rj7 TIL Pistachios used to almost always be sold coated with a deep red dye, to hide harmlessly but unattractively splotchy hulls. Discolored hulls is no longer an issue with better harvesting technology, allowing today's pistachios to be sold without dye.
x7XD TIL an Ohio woman was sentenced to spend a night in the woods without food, water and entertainment for abandoning 35 kittens
QvZe TIL the Executive Director of the Sugar Bowl, who runs one football game a year, makes more in salary than the President of the United States
eXN6 TIL, The St. Louis Browns put in a dwarf as a pinch hitter. His strike zone was so small he walked on 4 pitches and was replaced with a pinch runner.