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TIL eating raw potatoes can make you sick to your stomach due to indigestibility, toxins, and bacteria.

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W7voA TIL 70%-90% of detainees at the Abu Ghraib detention facility were mistakenly imprisoned
ep415 TIL the official cause of the Xbox 360 red ring of death was the poor quality of soldering balls used to adhere the GPU to the motherboard. The fluctuations in temperature when the console was turned on and off frequently, led to the soldering balls fracturing.
9YQXD TIL After learning of MLK's death, RFK delivered a speech in the "heart of the African-American Ghetto of Indianapolis," informing the people of his death and attempting to keep the peace, as well. Indianapolis was one of the few cities that did not riot that night, thanks in part to RFK's speech.
a8PQN TIL There are More Pyramids in Sudan, than there are in Modern Egypt
8eLdZ TIL nonviolent protests engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change