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TIL that lemons aren't naturally occurring but are a crossbreed between a sour orange and a citron fruit

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p8orb TIL about an African American man who was shot by authorities during a protest in Boston. His name was Crispus Attucks, and he took two musket balls in the chest. First death of the American Revolution. Attucks was said to be exhibiting "mad behavior" and his shooters were acquitted.
0dkGN TIL Türkiye is now the official name for the country formerly known in English as Turkey after being accepted by the UN last year.
al1L TIL The U.S. in 1899-1902 used Concentration camps, water cure and the destruction of crops to starve the Filipino population into submission costing up to 600.000 civilian deaths.
M7bBa TIL that volcanic eruptions can cool the Earth's climate. When a volcano erupts, it releases sulfur dioxide, which converts to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and forms fine sulfate aerosols. These aerosols reflect sunlight back into space, leading to temporary global cooling.
RnDQ TIL A star called Betelgeuse will supernova “soon” and becomes Earths second sun for 2 weeks