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TIL that in pre-famine Ireland, the average farmer would eat between ten and fourteen pounds of potatoes a day.

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oRnmW TIL that an Australian research organization took Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Asus, Toshiba and others to court for infringing on its WiFi patents and got them to pay a huge settlement.
OGDjL TIL about California City, which was a city that was going to rival Los Angeles, but is now just empty roads in the desert
70Rr TIL 16 year olds in Canada cannot consent to anal sex unless they are married. Regular sex is OK.
LJAr TIL that in October 1994, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, The Lion King and Jurassic Park were all in theaters at the same time.
ZEPG TIL There have been lawsuits against God. One suit, filed by State Senator Ernie Chambers in 2008, was eventually thrown out because the “Almighty was not properly served due to his unlisted home address”