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TIL that the hottest part of a pepper is not the seeds, in fact they contain no capsaicin whatsoever. Instead it’s the membrane surrounding the seeds that produces the most heat.

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0p4N TIL that because of the threat of German infiltrators during the Battle of the Bulge, US troops held an American brigadier general at gunpoint for hours after he mistakenly said that the Chicago Cubs were in the American league
9K9r TIL the word ‘Ortheopy’, meaning 'the correct pronunciation of words’ can itself be pronounced five different ways.
K866 TIL Hacker Kevin Mitnick spent 8 months of his prison sentence in solitary confinement because law enforcement officials convinced a judge that he could start a nuclear war by whistling into a pay phone.
0d1xA TIL Ben Stiller developed the premise for Tropic Thunder while shooting Empire of the Sun. He wanted to make a film based on the actors he knew who became "self-important" & appeared to believe they had been part of a real military unit after taking part in boot camps to prepare for war film roles.
mx9mo TIL that a number of Victorian photographers combined images from more than one negative to create illusions or novelty portraits. “Headless Photographs” featured men and women with “their heads floating in the air or in their laps”.