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TIL Mild bell peppers didn't exist before the 1920s
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VMeo8
TIL that actor Dorian Harewood (Eightball) in Full Metal Jacket asked for more money when Kubrick inevitably needed more time on the contract. Dorian asked for more money and Kubrick was furious and killed him off -- in the movie.
rRGYM
TIL Nirvana was once asked to use a back track while performing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on a British T.V. program and they intentionally butchered the performance in protest of such policy. The crowd still loved it.
v1gDD
TIL about 20% of the people with absolute pitch also have synesthesia
6E197
TIL during Grover Cleveland’s election campaign, it emerged that he had a possible illegitimate child. The campaign said it was true and that Grover had done his best in dealing with it. The mother disagreed- she said Grover had assaulted her, then had the baby taken from her and had her committed.
R4Ba
TIL in 1988 a United States warship accidentally shot down an Iranian civilian airplane, killing nearly 300 passengers, after confusing it for an attacking F-14.