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TIL the white part of the pepper where the seeds are stuck to is called the placenta

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vPlL TIL that before there were clocks, there were candle clocks that burned a set amount of hours. If you wanted a reminder or alarm, you pushed a nail at the desired time length in the candle and when it melted to that point, the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder alerting you.
OGnl6 TIL: Shakespeare's parents were illiterate. It’s quite likely that John and Mary Shakespeare never learned to read or write, John was known to sign his name with an X.
jeov TIL a mob of angry Dutch killed and ate their prime minister
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