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TIL that speaking Kurdish in public was illegal in Turkey in the 90s

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Zpm4R TIL that a chipotle pepper is a jalapeño that has been dried and smoked.
kXKe TIL A chicken can be hypnotized by holding its head against the ground and drawing a line along the ground with a stick or finger, starting at the beak and extending straight in front of the chicken. It will remain immobile between 15 seconds and 30 minutes, continuing to stare at the line.
ZbEB TIL That “Family Guy” uses a 50 to 90 piece orchestra for every episode
p8j4Q TIL the City of Boston still maintains a fleet of over 3,000 telegraph fire alarm stations all over the region, with an annual budget of roughly $2 million and a dozen workers keeping the system running. The system has been in continuous use since 1852!
M897 TIL The asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs was powerful enough to send Earth rocks to Mars and even Europa. As a result, if we ever find life on those worlds it may actually have originated on our own planet.