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TIL that natural Paprika is actually very sweet, has absolutely no heat at all and it's flavour has been described as similar to a tomato. What makes it spicy is Cheyenne Pepper which is added during the production process.

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xVwnB TIL that Jens Galschiot's Pillar of Shame sculpture in Hong Kong memorializes the Tiananmen Square Massacre that happened on June 4, 1989. It consists of 50 torn and twisted bodies. There are 3 other sculptures in the world, all to remind us of terrible atrocities that must never recur.
EgmEX TIL that a Chinese man found the ultimate airport loophole — he bought a first-class ticket just to access unlimited free meals at the airline’s luxury lounge. He visited over 300 times without flying, enjoyed free food daily for months, then refunded the ticket and got all his money back!
nmnB TIL the first car to use a rear-view mirror was driven by inaugural Indy 500 winner Ray Harroun to see the cars catching up behind him
VBKGB TIL about the self-propelled barge T-36, which drifted 49 days across the North Pacific Ocean in 1960 after being disabled, with all sailors on board surviving the journey by rationing three days' supply of food. Returning to the Soviet Union, the crew had popularity close to that of cosmonauts.
VBXXB TIL of LaVere Redfield, an American multimillionaire who was discovered to be hoarding a massive collection of around 270k silver Morgan dollars and postage stamps in his basement during a robbery in 1952. Following his death in 1974, his heirs uncovered even more coins hidden, around 7.3 million.