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TIL that japaleños, bell peppers, and poblanos are all the same species. In fact, there are only 5 cultivated species of chilis in the world.

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yQ5Ea TIL there is a fixed set of taxi drivers in New York, and it costed over 1 million dollars to buy a license as recent as 2014. Thanks to companies like uber however these licenses currently cost under $200,000 each.
G9nJ TIL that crossing your fingers for luck is actually a Christian symbol for invoking protection by emulating the shape of a cross.
nneG TIL that the motto for the Air Force Technical Applications Center is “In God we trust, all others we monitor”
9Yg1G TIL The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust is a grain reserve of commodities and cash. In 2008 the USDA sold the remaining stocks into an all cash reserve. Since it no longer holds commodities, it can respond to local food crises outside the US, but not to a global one that affects the USA itself.
Ve5B TIL special care was taken while restoring Shakespeare’s grave to ensure that his bones remained untouched as the epitaph on his tombstone reads: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, and cursed be he that moves my bones.”