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TIL: Red, yellow, and green bell peppers are basically the same pepper, just at different levels of ripening.

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AN9Xn TIL During World War II, Nazi Germany planned to cripple the U.S. war effort by attacking the Pennsylvania Railroad's four-track mainline at Horseshoe Curve. The agents came over by U-Boat, but were stopped by the FBI. Had it succeeded, U.S. supply lines to Europe could have been badly disrupted.
DyRj TIL that there was a tiny 20 soldier Civil War battle in Arizona. Every year the state holds a re-enactment, which has become so popular that the re-enactment typically features significantly more soldiers than the actual battle did.
YDWx TIL “microbeads” used in exfoliating soaps are actually made of plastic (and they are a major pollution problem)
d81vE TIL that Ants live more than a year, breaking my conception of them not living more than month's.
v1gv4 TIL - Coca-Cola Plus in Japan has five grams of indigestible dextrin, a source of dietary fiber that is known to work as a laxative. The Coca-Cola company advertises that it suppresses fat absorption from your meal.