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TIL The production of Tabasco Sauce is a gruelling 3 year process that begins with the company President hand picking the perfect plants for seed extraction

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Xk6R TIL that the IT Crowd made an American pilot with Joel McHale as Roy
MeoZb TIL Although widely taught in schools, Tongue Map or Taste Map has been scientifically disproven by later research; all taste sensations come from all regions of the tongue, although different parts are more sensitive to certain tastes.
axbL TIL that sumo wrestlers of the lowest ranks must always wear wooden sandals in public. The clacking sound of their footsteps is a reminder to improve their skills.
8aDZK TIL that 93.9% of all cars on the road in Yemen are Toyotas. 52.4% of all cars in the country are Toyota Land Cruisers
vPdWL TIL about the de Bothezat helicopter, a quadcopter that was built by the US army in the 1920s and was considered at the time to be the first successful quadcopter.