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TIL Ed Currie, Creator of the Carolina Reaper (the world's hottest pepper), Donates Half of His Pepper Harvest to Cancer Research as Capsicum Has Proven to Kill Cancer Cells

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W7wA4 TIL During the battle for Tinian Island, artillery from the Marines and XXIV Army Corps were able to provide fire support from southern Saipan since the two islands were so close.
78vx TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture
R55w6 TIL how trains turn, without a differential. The wheels should create massive friction under the heavy loads. It is solved by conical wheels.
loro5 TIL fast food restaurants frequently use Columbus Ohio to test out new products because the demographics of the city closely resemble those of the country as a whole
mAWp TIL Poon Lim survived 133 days adrift in the Pacific ocean on a 8’ square wooden raft. When rescued he was told no one had ever survived longer on a raft at sea, he simply replied “I hope no one will ever have to break that record.”