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TIL that in 2013, nearly an entire Russian family were killed by the fumes of rotting potatoes in their basement.

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xVe7k TIL that It's illegal for supermarkets in France to waste food. Supermarkets must either compost it or donate unsold or nearly expired goods to charity.
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l71GA TIL the maternal grandparents of Al Pacino, famous for playing Michael Corleone, emigrated from the Sicilian town of Corleone
NXxQJ TIL Plants receive more energy on a cloudy day in the summer than on a sunny day in the winter.
QNxGk TIL that the most recent bubonic plague pandemic lasted from 1855 to 1960, killing 15 million people worldwide.