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TIL Indian military scientists developed a chili grenade made with ghost pepper

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OAwg TIL that there is a Russian cult that worships the character Gadget from the TV show Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers
pY4gQ TIL The Sala delle Asse is a 15mx15m room painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1498 to depict an open air environment. In 1499 the castle was occupied by the French army and the walls painted over. Attempts to restore the room have been occuring since 2012.
rN5mw TIL Prior to human settlement New Zealand had no land-based mammals apart from three bat species
RdK8 TIL in 2011, James Franco put his name behind a project called “The Museum of Non-visible Art”. A woman paid $10,000 for a non-visible piece called “Fresh Air”.
BoVD TIL during the WW1 Germans protested against the use of shotguns in trenches by the americans arguing Hague Convention forbid to employ arms that cause unnecessary suffering.