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TIL I learned about the Habanada Pepper. Takes exactly like the Habanero Pepper, but it has no heat. It has a Scoville Unit Level of ZERO.

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7rKEM TIL Some Ancient Pacific Islanders explored the seas using their testicles as a navigational tool.
9YvLM TIL the Chinese word for contradiction, Maodun, roughly translates to ‘Spear-Shield’ which stems from an old tale of a merchant selling a spear that could break any shield and a shield that could withstand any weapon.
xVdO5 TIL Paper Strength is measured in Kilometers, as a way to describe if a sheet of that paper measured that long would be vertically hung, it would tear on its own weight. That is to say, if a paper has strength of 14 Kilometers, a 14 Km long sheet would have to be vertically hung for it to tear.
D199J TIL of Herman Lehmann, who, at age 11, was captured as a child by Native Americans. He lived first among the Apache and then the Comanche but eventually returned to his family later in life. He wrote an autobiography, “Nine Years Among the Indians,” about the experience.
mxyZM TIL that peeing on the near side of the toilet bowl, in front of the water, produces the least splashback