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TIL ancient Andeans figured out how to freeze-dry potatoes as a hedge against crop failure

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GAV87 TIL: Arsenic was sold as a beauty product in the late 1800s, women would nibble on wafers or even wash with the poison, hoping to achieve an ideal complexion that was free of “freckles, black-heads, and pimples."
wLWE1 TIL the USA state of Vermont has more miles of unpaved roads than paved roads.
x8n1 TIL that the process of “Bible Code” can be used to “predict” any conspiracy theory you like. One researcher used the method on Moby Dick to predict the assassinations of MLK Jr., JFK, and others.
d7VE TIL that the Times said in 2013 that it does not publish letters from climate change deniers: “Saying ‘there’s no sign humans have caused climate change’ is not stating an opinion, it’s asserting a factual inaccuracy’ that doesn’t belong in our pages.”
9Yox6 TIL kamikaze pilots weren't 100% volunteer. Pilots were asked to put their hand up in a big group if they didn't want to volunteer. Amid peer pressure, hardly anyone was able to say no to the mission.