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TIL That green peppers are just unripe versions of red peppers

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pBQe TIL There is an island called Socotra and it has 825 rare species of plants, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species do not occur anywhere else in the world.
Wkm8A TIL that Aunt Jemima from the syrup bottle was a real lady name Nancy Green. She was a former slave and advocated against poverty and in favor of equal rights for individuals of Chicago. She then became one of the first African American living trademarks and the face of 'Aunt Jemima' .
oRKOL TIL that dueling scars were seen as such a "mark of class" and honor in Germany and Austria, that some students who did not fence would scar themselves with razors in imitation
QNyLe TIL the movie Sahara (2005) was plagued with production problems which doubled its budget from $80M to $160M, lawsuits among the crew and being accused of violations of international law. It made $119M but failed to recoup its costs and is listed among the biggest box office failures of all time
vPyK TIL the word “decide” has the same partial etymology (-cide) as homicide, regicide, pesticide. Basically, it means to determine by killing off choices.