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TIL Chipotle peppers are just mature smoked jalapenos

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GAWmg TIL the younger sister of the famous writer Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on the Western Front) was beheaded on 16.12.1943 in Berlin for antiwar and antinazi words.
JOQ8 TIL that caffeine does not actually give you energy, but rather it binds to adenosine (promotes sleep and suppresses arousal) receptors and acts as a competitive inhibitor, blocking the feeling that you are tired.
j6Kbn TIL Hexagons are the best shape for bees to build their honeycombs, because they save wax and space. Unlike circles or triangles, hexagons fit together without gaps and have the largest area for the smallest perimeter. This means bees can store more honey with less wall material.
5BE9 TIL Oklahoma passed California last year as the most seismically active state in the continental U.S.
bmdp TIL Dolly Parton co-owns one of the production companies that produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.