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TIL that in the late 1700's people thought tomatoes were poisonous because rich people ate them on pewter plates which were made of lead

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ByPe TIL that New Mexico is the only US state that has an official state question, “Red or green?”, which refers to the choice of a customer between red or green chiles- staples of New Mexican cuisine.
JWXV TIL a man won a lawsuit against a Murdoch paper because, although he did have a WWII S&M prison camp sex orgy, he did not have a NAZI-themed WWII S&M prison camp sex orgy as they claimed.
GYMP4 TIL when drummer Vinny Appice joined Black Sabbath, he had to learn their songs on stage, using hastily written notes when playing unfamiliar songs. During one of the shows, a rainstorm made the ink run on Appice's notes
P1eOw TIL earthworms are hermaphrodites. Each carries male and female reproductive organs. When mating, two individual earthworms will exchange sperm and fertilize each other's eggs.
Oobng TIL Michael Keaton was originally considered for the role of Dr. Jack Shepherd in 'Lost', and he was going to be killed off at the end of the pilot episode