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TIL 84 percent of vegetarians go back to eating meat

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oBwLr TIL that Vanuatu has a population of about 270,000 and about 140 languages.
l7lnK TIL meticulous records were kept of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1392 to 1865. One example of the contents is when King Taejong fell from a horse and immediately told those around him not to let a recorder know about it. Both his fall, and the subsequent command were recorded.
69yv7 TIL In the 1950s, Mr Potato Head originally used real potatoes. In the 60s government regulations affected the sharp pieces needed to stick into the potatoes, leading to the introduction of the plastic head. This caused parents to no longer finding rotting food under their children’s beds.
5L7n TIL astronauts vote from space
Amw4 TIL scientists found a tomato plant on a 40 year old volcanic island. They were dumbfounded as to how it got there. It turned out that it grew from the poop that a scientist had taken on the island.