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TIL Jalapeños and Bell Peppers are the same species

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x66X0 TIL that for a brief period in the 1920s, Mongolia was ruled by a German dictator who intended to create a pan-eurasian monarchy spanning from China to Europe
4Wda TIL that the entirety of China follows one timezone, despite the fact that it spans five. This is due to the Communist party’s efforts to create a unified nation and results in a 10am sunrise and midnight sunset in some areas of the country.
NXB9Q TIL the first known cases of Leprosy date back to the 2nd millennia B.C. but a reliable cure had not been found and recommended until 1981
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