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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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9YweQ TIL the Swedish propaganda/war ship Vasa sank 100m into its maiden voyage and was recovered 333 years later. Today it is the oldest preserved ship and can be seen in a Stockholm museum.
a878o TIL Christopher Walken volunteered to be in Fatboy Slim's iconic "Weapon of Choice" music video
p80aQ TIL that we never see blue skies from the moon not because the space people/machines only take photos at night but because the moon never had one due to the lack of an atmosphere.
RVP8 TIL that Sony BMG used music cds to illegally install rootkits on users computers to prevent them from ripping copyrighted music; the rootkits themselves, in a copyright violation, included open-source software.
kJa11 TIL Boeing created a missile that can fry the electronics of an entire building without killing anyone inside of it or harming the electronics of any surrounding building