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TIL there's a church dedicated to weed

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BgaOy TIL Carolina Reaper is the hottest pepper in the world, with 2.2 million Scoville units. It is 22 times hotter than a habanero. It was bred in Rock Hill, SC, by Ed Currie, proprietor of the Puckerbutt Pepper Company.
v7pL TIL The shortest correspondence in history was between Victor Hugo and his publisher in 1862. Inquiring about sales of Les Miserables Hugo telegraphed his publishers the single-character message “?”. Having sold out the first print in 24hrs, the reply was “!“
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