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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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DJJP TIL in 2014, a new species of vine was discovered in Chile that can mimic the leaves of many different host trees. It can change the size, shape, color, orientation, and even the vein patterns of its leaves to match the surrounding foliage. It’s the only known plant that can do this.
86Nb TIL that the vibrator was invented for doctors who suffered from fatigued wrists and hands after giving female patients orgasms in order to treat hysteria
pYZeN TIL that to control the UK’s invasive grey squirrel population, a growing number of chefs and conservationists have a simple idea: eat them. One Scottish chef even made haggis from the North American rodent.
p8JjN TIL that in 2015 a star previously 100,000 times brighter than the sun disappeared
v1b0R TIL everyone now has full access to their own Quantum Computer