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TIL there are more than 3,800 types of potato in Peru
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TIL during the Victorian era, it was popular for people to photograph relatives after they had died, often placing them in lifelike poses.
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TIL that boudoir (a woman's private sitting room) is a term that derives from the French word 'bouder', meaning to sulk or pout. The initial purpose of a boudoir was for women to have a private space to sulk in
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TIL in 2006 a design for masks made out of pre-shrunk T-shirts was published for situations when N95 masks were unavailable.
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TIL that Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi had a homicidal urge (usually by dismemberment) every time he was drunk, so his prime minister set up a supply of condemned prisoners to the palace. If a prisoner could survive three months without being killed, he would be set free.
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TIL that with the money from doing Nespresso ads, George Clooney spends maintaining a satellite over the bordet of North and South Sudan to “keep an eye” on the Sudan President