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TIL a chipotle pepper is just a smoked jalepeno pepper

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nWm79 TIL that local tax laws had a significant impact on automobile design, especially engine design, in different countries
YpRZW TIL that the donkey came to represent the Democratic Party in 1828, when opponents of Andrew Jackson nicknamed him Andrew Jack-ass. Rather than reject this image, Jackson incorporated the donkey into his campaign posters.
ab6o TIL that Stalin’s first son shot himself because of Stalin’s harshness toward him, but survived. After this, Stalin said, “He can’t even shoot straight.”
AP0d TIL A guy who killed 70-100 people is now roaming around free, because Brazil has maximum penalty of 30 years
P6pZ TIL: There are still 12 Blockbuster video stores, and 7 of them are in Alaska