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TIL if you go to Venezuela with one US penny, you can buy 5 gallons of oil

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pY7mp TIL There is no scientific consensus on whether acrylamide (burnt black-looking food) from burnt toast, burnt chips, or crispy potatoes causes cancer.
lor1N TIL that in the 1940s, Nazi Germany began printing millions of British pounds to destroy the British economy
PoMJ TIL that airplane pilots would announce that Jonas Salk was on board and passengers would burst into applause. Hotels routinely would upgrade him into their penthouse suites.
RYXw TIL Onions are eaten and grown in more countries than any other vegetable, with at least 175 countries producing an onion crop. And unlike wheat (the largest global crop by area harvested), the onion is a staple of every major cuisine.
a69y TIL Georgre Ohr, the “mad potter of Biloxi” had an 18" mustache that he curled behind his ears and tied behind his head. No one bought his wacky pottery for the ridiculous asking price of $25. Some of his work is worth up to 25 million today, as he predicted it someday would be.