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TIL A liter of seawater typiically contains 100 billion viruses, most of which infect microorganisms

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78gKb TIL That Cayenne pepper for weight loss: capsaicin in cayenne pepper increase metabolism and helps burn fat. It also promotes satiety, which reduces food intake.
N7WLJ TIL Peter Molyneux was operating a baked bean export firm when a confused tech salesman mistakenly gave him 10 free computers. This event jumpstarted his career in video game design and he would go on to create many notable game such as: Dungeon Keeper, Fable and Black & White.
mxr8p TIL Peanuts, pistachios and other 'nuts' that aren’t actually nuts. They’re legumes.
OGLx4 TIL that the names for Wales, Walloonia, Cornwall, Gaul, and many more, are related via one proto-germanic word meaning "foreigner"
4rLN TIL that Freddie Mercury gave DJ Kenny Everett one of the first copies of “Bohemian Rhapsody”, informing him that it was his personal record not meant to be played on air. Everett disregarded the request and played it on his show 14 times in two days, leading to the song’s massive success.