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TIL that in order to explore and exploit economic benefits from The Lord of the Rings movies, New Zealand’s government appointed a “Minister of Lord of the Rings” to their cabinet

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KYYGw TIL that Japanese Casette Tape manufacturers adviced to use an ordinary pencil to wind the tape if necessary. But they never checked if pencils in other parts of the world where of the same thickness. They are not.
KWpJ TIL George Lucas hasn’t been on the internet in 15 years: Not even e-mail.
MeMKA TIL researchers in Japan came up with a fire alarm that emits the pungent odour of wasabi to alert people with hearing impairments of a fire. They tested this on 14 subjects, and 13 of them, including 4 deaf subjects, woke up within 2 minutes. It turned out that the 14th subject had a blocked nose.
4wdN TIL that jalapeños, cayennes, and habaneros can lower high cholesterol, protect from heart disease and cancers, relieve pain, AND encourage weight loss because of a chemical called capsaicin
kOoaE Recently, a collaboration of marine researchers from eight different countries began a project called GoJelly to create an array of jellyfish-based products, including water filters, fish feed, face cream, fertilizers, and food.