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TIL 20 lbs of Eggplant contains as much nicotine as a cigarette.

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R7Yw4 TIL that due to dark chicken meat being disliked in the US, they export it to other countries that do prefer it such as Russia. Their trade with Russia began in 1991 after the fall of the USSR. The chicken legs became so popular that they're nicknamed "Bush legs" after then President Bush Sr.
PePZ TIL The most profitable movie of all time is My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with a 6150% return on investment
LQWvr TIL sugar beets were commercially introduced to Europe as an alternative to Indian sugar canes. As Britain blockaded sugar supplies to whole Europe in early 1800s, a different sugar route was required. During that time, Napoleon ordered in 32,000 hectares of sugar beets to be planted in France.
BrNGy TIL that all vanilla beans in the world originated in Mexico, though very few vanilla beans are grown there today.
epmNb TIL that from 2012-2013, large and precisely cut pieces of flesh were found in sewers by workers on 3 separate occasions. These pieces were DNA tested and found out to be chunks of flesh from an unknown human being. There is no culprit to date