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TIL China is by far the biggest producer and consumer of potatoes in the world.

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Me8VA TIL about the Balearic Slingers. Little is know about these Light infantry mercenaries who fought against and then for the Roman Empire. Highly skilled and feared for their ability to strike down enemies up to 400 metres away, using ammunition made from stone, hardened clay or lead.
rRkbW TIL that North Korea trained some members of the Official IRA and the men posed as members of the Maltese Communist Party
R5RBa TIL that if certain types of IRA accounts are inactive for a period of time, which varies by state, they are considered dormant, and the assets can be seized by the state.
rAA4 TIL there was an astronomically unlucky astronomer: His first expedition to India to study the Transit of Venus was thwarted by clouds and war; his second 8 years later by the only cloudy day in months. Upon returning he found that he was legally dead, his wife remarried, and his estate was pilfered
GVYJ TIL: incubating premature babies got it’s start as a side show exhibit in Coney Island