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TIL you weigh measurably less when the moon is directly above you

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Wk45A TIL that capsaicin, the substance that makes peppers spicy, is found primarily in the white membrane in the pepper; the seeds do not contain any capsaicin
0NXA TIL Coco Chanel was a Nazi Spy. “Chanel was a consummate opportunist. The Nazis were in power, and Chanel gravitated to power. It was the story of her life.”
XEloP TIL that New York City has a sanitation police unit. The agency "primarily responsible for regulating, enforcing and investigating sanitation-related offenses within the City of New York."
KYWJB TIL about snake handling, a practice where parishoners handle highly venomous snakes as a show of their faith.
yVoAa TIL Psycho (1960) set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre. Hitchock was initially against the music in the shower scene but the composer ignored his direction