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TIL Potatoes are not indigenous to Ireland. They were cultivated by the Incas circa 8000 BC and first brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century.

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XlOD TIL The ATMs in the Vatican City are the only ones in the world to offer Latin as a language display option
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