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TIL : Jalapeños were First Peppers in Space

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9w5o6 TIL about "doublets" or "twinlings" - two words that have the same root, but different meanings due to branching paths. For example, the Latin word "clocca" (bell) became "cloak" through French (because it looks like wearing a cloth bell) and "clock" through Dutch (because of the bell chimes).
oBXJ8 TIL that there's a shipwreck right off the coast of England with an ungodly amount of bombs in the hull, and the risk of them going supernova increases every year
jM1M TIL that since 2009, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been held captive by the Taliban.
8eJYX TIL While scouting locations for “You Only Live Twice”, the production team missed a fatal flight to attend a ninja demonstration.
a8WdA TIL The largest cashew tree in the world covers an area around 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2), has a circumference of 1,600 ft (500 m) and produces over 60,000 fruits each year.