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

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WvG9 TIL that washing your hands with good old soap and water is better than alcohol hand sanitiser at protecting you from catching Norovirus (winter vomiting bug)
6RaW TIL that the Catholic Church has an academy for sciences since 1607, called the Pontificate Academy of Science. They host meetings with scientists from all over the world to talk about the possibility of life beyond earth, the history of evolution, and much more.
KYA64 TIL early movie projectors utilized primitive arc lights which were very bright but had a tendency to flicker, especially if they were not properly maintained. It is because of this flickering that movies came to be called "flicks".
vPYgr TIL that the US Capitol building due to it being constructed of granite would fail safety levels of radiation for a nuclear power plant if it was built today.
WkMv4 TIL Smoking Areas existed in Public High Schools back in the 1980’s. Students could smoke cigarettes on school grounds between classes in designated lounges