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TIL Other than humans, the only other known mammal that enjoys eating chili peppers is the treeshrew.

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DQLdD TIL why NHL Stadiums sound an air horn after a goal is scored. Thank Bill Wirtz, owner of both Chicago Stadium and the Blackhawks, who liked the sound of his air horn on his yacht, so he had one installed inside the stadium in 1973. His uncle's company made it, and most NHL horns come from them.
BZQy TIL the largest Japanese character is called Taito, consists of 84 strokes and means “the appearance of a dragon in flight”.
wLwRY TIL that the Cassowary’s reputation for disemboweling or killing a humans is the result of local folklore. There is only one recorded case of a fatal attack from 89 years ago.
ADLo7 TIL that Germany actually consists of 16 separated Federal States
xVkO0 TIL that time seems to speed up as we get older because each year we live is a smaller percentage of the total amount of time we’ve been alive. It’s called proportional theory.