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TIL during the Irish Famine (1845-1849), under the ruling British Government, huge quantities of food were exported from Ireland to England throughout the period when the people of Ireland were dying of starvation.

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POMO TIL the phrases “Come and take it”, “From my cold, dead hands”, and “They shall not pass” are all derived from King Leonidas of Sparta
OG5o1 TIL in 1984 McDonald's introduced the McDLT which sold in a specially designed two-sided container that kept the hamburger "hot" while keeping the lettuce, tomato, cheese, pickles, and sauces "cool". It was discontinued in the early 90's as McDonald's moved away from polystyrene packaging.
8nJ4 TIL that Ted Kennedy was reluctant to run for the US presidency after his brothers John and Bobby were assassinated because, he said, “They’re going to shoot my ass off”.
dygZ TIL in 1918, after a white man was killed by a black man, a white mob went on a week-long riot and killed at least 13 people, including an African-American woman. She was burned alive, and her unborn baby was cut from her stomach and crushed because she spoke out against her husband’s murder.
Ooe87 TIL: Wales can trace its throne in continual rulership back to the Romano-British, making it technically the last Roman rump state left in Europe.