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TIL red and yellow peppers are more expensive than green ones simply because they are left to ripen longer on the vine.

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Ky19 TIL that Apollo lunar rover missions had a “walkback limit” on travel distance so that astronauts would still have time to walk back to the lander if the rover broke down
0wNGv TIL that airplane food is heavily seasoned but your sense of taste is dulled when you're on an airplane.
ERK0 TIL the actor who played young Forrest Gump ended up enlisting in the Army and going to combat just like his character
8ekxG TIL that the Oiseau Canari- the first French built and crewed plane to cross the Atlantic- carried an American stowaway
PbjJ TIL meth is offered as casually as a cup of tea in North Korea. There is little stigma attached to meth use - some take it to treat colds or boost their energy; students take it to work late. The drug also helps curb appetites in a country where food is scarce.