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TIL that the central part of a pepper that holds the seeds is called the placenta. Ew.

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b6684 Today I learned, a whale shark’s diet consists of very small prey, because it’s throat is about as narrow as a quarter.
VleQ TIL that a state judge in Jim Crowe Alabama sacrificed his career in order to grant a new trial to a black teenager falsely accused of rape.
9aLD TIL Stephen Colbert exists in the Marvel Universe. After departing from a campaign event, he saw Spider-Man battling Grizzly. He tried to help by pushing a statue off the building. It hit Grizzly on the head, Spider-Man thanked him for his help and gave him a ride home.
Yp5ZW TIL: When a Taser is fired, it releases tiny bits of uniquely numbered confetti that correlate to the specific weapon. It can then allow Taser International to track the sale of the specific weapon, which could lead police to the buyer
D1XkD TIL that according to legend, in the 14th century, a boy urinated on a fuse that was set to explode all of Brussels. There is a statue commemorating him in Belgium.