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TIL Jalapeños and Bell Peppers are the same species

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GYLmJ TIL the likely origin of the CIA and black helicopters came from when they modified an OH-6, dubbed the "Quiet One," to be ultra quiet for the Vinh Wiretap operation.
69Djw TIL the "Second Thirty Years' War" is a periodization scheme sometimes used to encompass the wars in Europe from 1914 to 1945. The thesis of the Second Thirty Years' War is that WWI naturally led to WWII; both Charles de Gaulle and Churchill popularized this periodization immediately after WWII
8RB4 TIL Richard Branson vowed to donate Virgin’s transportation profits for the next ten years (3 Billion) to finding eco-friendly fuel
OP8Y TIL that the musicians in Pink Floyd did not do drugs while recording their influential albums, and founding member Roger Waters has “no idea” why their music is associated with drug culture.
GApO5 TIL The bald eagle’s role as a national symbol is linked to its 1782 landing on the Great Seal of the US. Charles Thomson chose the best elements of the various designs. Thomson recommended that the small, white eagle used in William Barton’s design be replaced with an American bald eagle.