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TIL that Half of Americans wouldn’t be able to tell that a British person is calling them an idiot

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KrJ4 TIL atheism was banned within the Nazi SS. All SS men were required to list themselves as Protestant, Catholic or “believer in God”.
4XAy5 TIL Szechuan peppers make your lips/tongue numb, not hot. Its not the capsaicin (found in pepper that interacts with heat receptors so we perceive spicy). Instead, its hydroxy-alpha-sanshool interacting with tactile receptors (thus your brain perceives vibrating / electrocution style sensation).
gr65W TIL the parasitic wasp Habrobracon can cope with over 180 times of a Human’s lethal radiation exposure. While a Cockroach can survive 6 to 15 times the lethal dose for Human’s.
xlYo TIL Paul Boyd, animator on Ed Edd and Eddy was shot in the head by the police while on his hands and knees.
7nRx TIL Asia has a larger surface area than the moon