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TIL that, since the Great Potato Famine in 1845 Ireland, the population STILL hasn't recovered

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JYWa4 TIL that Donald Duck has a middle name. His full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck. He was the friend-rival of Mickey Mouse.
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