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TIL about Penitentes, rare natural snow formations, named as such after the hooded penitents of Easter

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78mZr TIL that in 2023, the seed companies got their pepper seeds mixed up and people across the USA grew different peppers than intended. The mix up is referred to as “peppergate”.
awNw9 TIL Chris Pine, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth share not only their names but also have had the same stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton.
8aBLL TIL the American College of Pediatricians is a group that links pedophilia to homosexuality and promotes "conversion" therapy. The name is intended to create confusion with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the professional association of pediatricians.
kyd TIL Bertrand Russell survived a plane crash at the age of 76, in which 19 of the 43 passengers died. Russell survived because he was seated in the smoking section, claiming before the flight that “If I cannot smoke, I shall die.”
kJXxE TIL about Arsinoitherium - an extinct genus of paenungulate mammals. Arsinoitheres were superficially rhinoceros-like herbivores that lived from 36 to 30 mya. The most noticeable features of Arsinoitherium were two enormous horns above the nose & a 2nd pair of tiny knob-like horns over the eyes.