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TIL that, even after more than 150 years, Ireland’s population has not yet reached the numbers it had before the Great Potato Famine.

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nW969 TIL: The IRS have laws that if you steal property or make money from illegal activities, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you make or stole the goods for tax purposes and won't be investigated for a crime
ANl4w TIL about “exclusion water” or the process of adding an extra hydrogen molecule to your water in order to “improve your life”. Snake oil never changes.
QNxmk TIL about "Man Engines" which were moving ladders that constantly moved up and down about 10 feet and used to move miners from 1000 ft deep mine shafts by stepping on and off the ladder step at the top of the up stroke, then stepping onto the next step on the down stroke (animation in link)
NXZMJ TIL Kelly, a dolphin, was rewarded with fish by her trainers for bringing them litter and dead gulls to clean her pool. She began hiding fish under a rock in her pool and used them to lure gulls, which she then brought to her trainers to receive more fish. She even taught her calf the same strategy.
7rp5P TIL Walt Disney was a confidential informant for the FBI for the last 26 years of his life.