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TIL Paprika is made from Bell Pepper

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vQ4K TIL that there is a Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold called Kintsugi. The style embraces the flaws and imperfections of the artifact as well as highlights them.
m5JE TIL That Assisted suicide is legal in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and three American states (Oregon, Washington, and Montana).
9Yor TIL Matt Groening was once strip searched in airport security. As he was led away, a little boy laughed at him like Nelson from The Simpsons. Groening found the mockery the worst part of the incident
9wKO6 TIL A BBC investigation revealed child labor in the perfume industry, with minors picking jasmine in Egypt for suppliers of Lancôme and Aerin Beauty, despite both brands’ “zero tolerance” claims.
EgGMp TIL Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 micro-naps a day so they can stay vigilant and guard their eggs.