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

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OGnrX TIL: Australian and Japanese bus drivers strike against their employers by still driving their routes but refusing to collect passenger fees.
rr84 TIL of a millionaire who announced he would bury his Bentley for his afterlife. After lots of negative reaction, he revealed the publicity stunt about organ donations. “People bury things that are much more valuable then cars and nobody seems to care”.
Z6mR TIL that the Japanese imperial succession law barring women from the throne is only about 140 years old, and not ancient tradition. The rule was changed when Japan was modernizing to match Prussia’s succession rules, as Japan looked up to the rising European superpower.
8aAnL TIL napping after a learning session leads to significantly better recall rate of the learned material one week later
4XKEw TIL Jesus is the most mentioned person in the Quran