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epwX4 TIL that potato plants are poisonous. The part that we eat is the only edible part of the whole plant. It's also a member of the nightshade family.
7r99r TIL that Robert Rackstraw who died in July of 2019 is believed to be the infamous D.B. Cooper who hijacked a plane in November of 1971, and parachuted out the back with $200,000. Recent documents released by the FBI confirm he was an undercover CIA agent whom they were protecting for over forty year
NXVJJ TIL: that in 1995 Bogota, The mayor Antanas Mockus employed traffic mimes to shame people breaking laws. And they managed to significantly reduce violation in the most dangeour urban area of Latin America.
OOV7 TIL that the increase in Great White Sharks is due to the success in protecting seals and sea lions, which the sharks eat
pYGZQ TIL Tanzanians like albinos a little too much.... Tanzanian children with albinism are hunted for their body parts, as they believe the bones hold a kind of magic that will bring success and fortune