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TIL that potatoes have a bad rap, but are actually highly beneficial to your health. They are packed with Vitamin C, Potassium, Fiber, Vitamin B6 and Kukoamines which help aid in lowering blood-pressure.

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mxxgY TIL "Médecins Sans Frontières" (MSF), also known as "Doctors Without Borders", is an international humanitarian NGO best known for its projects in developing countries affected by endemic diseases.It provided medical aid in over 70 countries and received the 'Nobel Peace Prize' in 1999.
GYmg4 TIL that the former owner of Segway died after riding his Segway off a cliff and into a river.
1aZZ7 TIL players of an online video game called Foldit decoded the crystal structure of an AIDS structure using the video game puzzle that had baffled scientists for over 15 years.
QJ1Ea TIL that the first thing ever sold on the net was weed, sold by Stanford students to counterparts in MIT
gKV9 TIL Finland is a future-obsessed nation. It was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in futures studies, has a special parliamentary committee for the future, and its government is required by law to produce an official review of the future every four years.