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TIL that the capsaicin in chili’s comes from the white flesh not the seeds.

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AD9Vd TIL that redheads are more sensitive to temperatures, but less sensitive to pain in the skin than rest of the human population.
5LGB TIL King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is the first mixed-gender university campus in Saudi Arabia. The religious police do not operate on-site, and women are allowed to mix freely with men and to drive on campus, and they are not required to wear veils.
78WZO TIL that people with a rare genetic disorder called Xerodermia pigmentosum cannot sustain ultraviolet light. So, if exposed to the sun, they will get a severe sunburn. These people also face freckling, dry skin, and changes in skin pigmentation. They are a high risk group for skin cancer.
4X4kN TIL after falling out with her son, Elton John’s mother hired an Elton John tribute act to play at her 90th birthday party.
rXv1 TIL Gin and Tonic were originally created by the British East India Company as a way to get soldiers to have quinine to prevent and treat malaria. Quinine (in tonic) was too bitter. In order to get them to drink the tonic officers added the solders’ gin rations with sugar, lime and water.