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TIL France is the only country in Europe to be completely self-sufficient in basic food production.

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b8l9 TIL that the United States has more people of Norwegian descent than Norway.
0wVAM TIL that contestants on Jeopardy can't ring in until a light goes on that only they can see which TV viewers can't see and the process is controlled by an off-screen employee.
OodDR TIL ancient clay tablets were usually temporary, erased by water. Fires meant to destroy buildings and libraries fired the clay tablets, ironically preserving them.
E6O7 TIL Acetaminophen kills far more Americans each year than terrorists do.
b9mbN TIL about Robert Cocking who tried to invent an improved parachute design. He was so convinced of his invention that he tested it himself, hanging below a balloon and releasing the parachute in the height of 5,000 ft. He was the first person who died in a parachute accident.