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

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woJdM TIL that "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega is the restaurant from Seinfeld
R9P6 TIL of the Battle of Long Tan, where 106 Australian troops beat back and defeated a Vietcong force of ~2000
MDO7 TIL: if you take the cost of the raw materials in a human body; A human costs about $1985.77
6p5Z TIL: If an Elephant had the same Metabolic Rate as a Shrew it would quickly Overheat and Explode
OoQg6 TIL about Pierre Latreille, a French zoologist who was imprisoned for refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the state. While in prison, he recognized a rare beetle on the cell floor. Latreille's recognition of the beetle ultimately saved both he and one of his cell mates from the guillotine.