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TIL the potato was popularized in France largely by one man who placed guards around his potato field and instructed them to "accept any and all bribes from civilians".

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PvEL TIL Papa John lives in a literal castle, but doesn’t provide his employees with health insurance.
pejN TIL that S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was only 15 years old and it has sold 500k copies a year since 1967.
6EDxQ TIL that the very first Miss Universe crown, used only in 1952, was actually from royalty. The Romanov Imperial nuptial crown, previously owned by the Russian Tsar, was used to crown Armi Kuusela of Finland. It is believed to be made with approximately 1,535 flawless diamonds
vwl4 TIL Spring gets 30 seconds shorter every year due to a wobble in the Earth’s axis. Astronomer L. Gerstman: “The shift in the time of the vernal equinox becomes more apparent. Spring will be shortest in the year 8680, (88.5 days), or 4 days shorter than this year’s.” After that it will lengthen again
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