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TIL that potatoes were actually originally cultivated in peru

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jNpJM Today I learned that 93 percent of shark attacks around the world between 1580 and 2010 were on males.
5YG8r TIL that from 1155 till 1752 New Year's Day in England (and it's colonies) was March 25.
OxpY TIL of the Voynich Manuscript. A 240 page book written in an unknown language in the 15th century that is comprised of illustrations of plants that don’t exist, and astronomical charts that seem alien in nature.
69l9w TIL during the Napoleonic wars Sicily was occupied and made a protectorate by the UK, the British ultimately aimed at annexing the Island as a 5th kingdom to their union but they had to renounce this plan after the fall of Napoleon due to Russian and French pressure.
OojmR TIL Bob Gibbins claims he has the world’s largest collection of love dolls, 240 of them costing around $160,000. He and his wife spend a lot of time fixing them up to look as nice as possible. They also take them on walks and shopping trips around town. He denies having sex with them, however.