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TIL there are more than 3,800 types of potato in Peru

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e0D8b TIL that during testing of The Legend of Zelda in 1986, the testers complained that the game was too confusing and that they kept getting lost. As a result of this, Shigeru Miyamoto decided to make the game even harder by starting off the player without a weapon.
Wk87A TIL During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore.
kJ7O1 TIL the first lethal use of a robot occurred in Dallas, Texas in 2016, following gunman Michael Johnson firing on a crowd and killing 5 police officers. After negotiations failed, police attached an explosive device to a bomb disposal robot, maneuvered it close to the suspect, and detonated it.
LQx7V TIL During WW2 the nazis sent a fleet to capture Oslo, as well as The King and the government. Little did they know, the Oslofjord contained a hidden torpedo base.
BJNK TIL Sal Khan of Khan Academy, an MIT grad was raised by a single immigrant mother who worked odd jobs to support her children.