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TIL in one Simpsons episode, Homer coats his mouth in hot wax in order to eat hot peppers. Fox censors sent a note to writers, asking that he scream in pain to stop kids watching from copying him. No scream was added; instead dialogue from Ralph Wiggum questioning Homer on his action was used.

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Brrxr TIL About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation which is a technology allow the use of small magnets to stimulate brain centers treating various mental ailments.
dblQ TIL Scottie Pippen is so cheap that restaurant workers had given him the nickname “No Tippin’ Pippen”
Mlo7 TIL: The attack on Pearl Harbor was detected by radar in advance, but the readings were misinterpreted.
woJ0o TIL that modern cars have two air filters, and one is the Cabin Air Filter that’s behind the glove box. It affects HVAC systems.
DrZY TIL Voyager 1, the only man made object to leave the solar system, is carrying, amongst other records, a song called “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground”. This song is available to extraterrestrials, should they ever find it, but not available in India, Canada, or the UK on copyright grounds.