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TIL that the Indian army uses the world’s hottest chili pepper to make non-lethal grenades.

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7rjdr TIL that during Pol Pot's regime, average life expectancy in Cambodia in 1977 was 18.91 years.
j6dAR TIL there are neighboring African tribes that are more genetically diverse to one another than any 2 countries of the 141 countries outside of Africa are to each other.
KOR9B TIL that any organization can issue certificates with CPDs or Continuing Professional Education. How valuable the training is does not matter.
WMv9 TIL that grapefruit can interact with at least 85 different prescription drugs, increasing their concentration in blood, causing the potential for an overdose
0wJM5 TIL A Russian mob gang filmed themselves doing Mob things and turned it into a 7 part documentary called "Spets". All the blood is real. The show received a rating of 100%!