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TIL Red Bell Peppers are used to make most store bought Paprika.

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wLYkW TIL that Edward James Jim Corbett tracked and killed 33 well-documented man-eaters, 19 tigers and 14 leopards, that combined to kill over 1,200 people. Despite the dangerous nature of the beasts he was hunting, Corbett traveled alone and by foot while hunting the cats.
vP1ex TIL that in 1974 there were at least 5 serial killers active including the BTK Killer, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy.
E1GvP TIL Batman: The Animated Series was ranked by IGN as being the second best animated series ever, behind only The Simpsons
dPV9 TIL that during construction of a railway in Uganda, two Tsavo lions halted progression by repeatedly killing workers at night. Deaths were estimated to be 135.
N7K41 TIL In X-Men First Class, 2011. Hugh Jackman used 8 takes to try to get his line just right. The line was originally, "fuck off" but on the 8th take Jackman improvised by saying, "go fuck yourself", which became the line used in the film and also gave a genuine reaction from McAvoy and Fassbender.