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TIL that chipotle peppers are just smoke-dried jalapeños.

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E1wrw TIL that "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega was originally recorded as an acapella song. It was later remixed by DNA who grafted Vega's vocals onto a dance beat and turned her simple ad-libbed outro – "Da da da duh, doo da-doo doo" – into the song's driving hook. It eventually peaked at #5 in the US.
BrdkL TIL that Jimi Hendrix’s national anthem performance at Woodstock was meant to be a protest to the Vietnam war. In the song he makes sounds that are supposed to symbolize bombs dropping and screams of people.
rNNG1 TIL about Zerah Colburn, a famous "mental calculator" of the 19th century. Colburn displayed his talent for rapid, complex arithmetic at 6 years old after only completing six weeks of schooling. Another unusual trait of his, which he shared with family members, was having six fingers on his hand.
b9Gpj TIL about Cannabis hyperemesis a disordered caused by chronic marijuana use. Its symptoms include cyclical vomiting, compulsive bathing, and symptom resolution on cannabis cessation.
EE97 TIL in 1987 a Chicago tv station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that showed a man in mask being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major tv broadcast without getting caught