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TIL that tomatoes possess the genes to produce capsaicinoids but they are not expressed. Recently, researchers discovered a technique to turn on translation of those genes and they grew spicy tomatoes.

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R5L96 TIL there's a volcano in the Philippines, Mount Mayon, known for its perfect cone shape. It's so symmetrical that it has become a popular symbol of natural beauty and has inspired numerous local legends.
dDWR7 TIL that still being a desert, the Sechura region of Peru has been effected at times by flooding and storms from the ocean. It is a coastal desert.
n6w7 TIL a 2012 study by Tampere University of Technology found that, with energy efficiency improvements, a single household could decrease its energy consumption by more than 40%
GANYj TIL the Welsh alphabet contains double letters like ch, dd, ff, ng, ll, ph, rh, and th.
dDM18 TIL about Tarrare, an 18th century Frenchman with an insatiable appetite who ate live animals as a street performer, ate spy documents for the military, and ate and drank human blood and remains at the hospital, among many other things.