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TIL 98.5% of crimes in Mexico go unpunished.

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P17GV TIL that Parmentier, to encourage the consumption of potatoes which people were wary of, decided to have the field where he grew them guarded by armed men during the day but not at night. Guarding the field increased the value of the crop; at night it was easy to steal tubers, and consumption spread
gr8Yy TIL Canada did not have official residences for its political leaders until 1950. Laurier House in Ottawa was home to two Canadian Prime Ministers in the decades prior and served as PM Mackenzie King's unofficial office where he conducted much of the nation's business
b9QB9 TIL that hospitals give newborns hats to wear to prevent them losing body heat through their head.
6EnQ8 TIL that a Japanese company wanted to build an office building on a plot of land it owned, while another company had permits to build a highway through the same plot. The companies compromised by building a 16-story office building and putting the highway on floors 5-7.
gMMv7 TIL about a pizza delivery man that was kidnapped and forced to rob a bank while wearing an explosive collar. It blew it.