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TIL the majority of humans eat rice as a staple crop and 2004 was designated the "International Year of Rice". It was the first time in the history of the United Nations that an entire year was devoted to a commodity.

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LkRbr TIL that King Henry V survived being shot in the face by an arrow when he was the their to the throne.
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