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TIL that the Volga Germans refused to eat tomatoes, prior to becoming "Americanized", on account of tomatoes being a relative of the poisonous nightshade plant.

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K78J TIL an estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand.
Od7a TIL that in the old days (before 1960s or so) moviegoers would show up partway through a movie, watch it to the end, and then stay to watch the beginning, hence the phrase “This is where we came in…”
6DvX TIL Hulk Hogan had been considered to be the spokesperson for what became the George Foreman Grill, but chose to pitch the Hulkamania Meatball Maker instead. Foreman is estimated to have made over $200 million from the endorsement.
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nWmrd TIL in 2016 to a great deal of backlash, India’s solicitor general, Ranjit Kumar claimed to Indian Supreme Court that the Koh-i-noor not stolen