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TIL tomatoes are from America and weren’t introduced in Italy until the 1540s.

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wogLW TIL Carl Switzer, who played Alfalfa of the Little Rascals, was killed in a money dispute at the age of 31.
v4BD TIL The Islamic world was a dominant player in the history of slavery. Muslims continued to trade in European slaves by raiding European coasts up to the 19th century.
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