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TIL: You can tell how hot a jalapeno is by looking for stretch marks.

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5V9Pk TIL about the Swiss Guard's Last Stand. In 1527 Over 20k troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, rebelled after not being paid for months, marched on Rome and sacked the city, killing thousands. Fearing for his life, Pope Clement VII fled and 142 Swiss Guard held off the mob, none survived.
9KRQ TIL that the British explorer James Cook was so well respected that during the American Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin wrote to all American colonial warships that; upon encounter, to give safe passage to his crew and vessel, and to consider them as ‘common friends to mankind’
XExaj TIL the USA have the most billionaires of any country at 614, with China next at 389
9YO7p TIL about Star Citizen, a videogame that has been in development madness for almost a decade (and six years over schedule). The developer has raised almost 340 million USD in funds through crowfunding since 2013. To this day, there is no release date.
pdae TIL there is a group of women who were the last to be born into China’s foot binding culture, residing in a small village in the Yunnan province. In their 80’s and 90’s, they tell their stories so we will not forget them.