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TIL Pepsico wholly owns the rights to a variety of potato known as FC5, grown exclusively for their Lay's potato chips. In April, Pepsico sued four farmers in India for illegally growing and dealing their patented potato variety.

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p8gJb TIL there is a special mud collected by one family from a secret location that is used by the MLB and NFL to prepare all game balls. After Roy Chapman was killed by a baseball pitch in 1920, the MLB made it a rule to prepare all new balls with mud to remove their shine and improve grip.
vPREr TIL of the lucky bull of Turin. The tradition is that if a person puts their right heel on the bull’s testicular region and “turn on himself three times,” this will bring good luck.
Lj79 TIL millennials now outnumber baby boomers.
NXLW6 TIL that more people have been in space than have sailed non-stop around the world.
ARex TIL Antonio Banderas, the star of “Puss in Boots” watched the red carpet premiere alone in a giant theater with 25 cats wearing 3D glasses.