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TIL Potatoes were only introduced into Europe in the late 16th century, and are believed to have originated in the Andes region of South America, which includes parts of present-day Peru and Bolivia.

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AG6x TIL that after Key West declared itself an independent nation, the mayor appointed himself prime minister, declared war on the United States, immediately surrendered to a man in a naval uniform, then applied for a billion dollars in foreign aid.
DQKag TIL It is estimated that Australia hosts 66 venomous species, ranking beneath countries such as Brazil (with 79 species) and Mexico (with 80). But if it’s the amount of venom in those creatures that counts.
JYgB1 TIL A doctor saved the life of a premature baby (Chris Trokey). After 30 years Chris, who was a paramedic, was the first responder to save a person from a burning vehicle, visited the hospital and realized that the man he had helped was the man who had given him the gift of life 30 years earlier.
l7N6G TIL Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also known as prion diseases has no known treatment and cure and is 100% fatal
VMWkZ TIL that Westminster Abbey has a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is part of a series on 20th Century martyrs, and includes Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, and Oscar Romeo of El Salvador. They were designed to fill ten Gothic niches during a renovation.