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TIL that paprika is just ground red bell peppers.

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5gRr TIL Jackie Chan is a classically trained vocalist and has released over twenty albums in over five languages, in addition to providing the theme tunes for several of his earlier films and singing in several Chinese dubs of Disney classics
jNV8N TIL That Chicago is named after an onion. "The name Chicago derives from 17th century French rendering of a Native American term for ramps (Allium tricoccum), a type of edible wild leek, which grew abundantly near the river. The river, and its region, were named after this plant."
PY1gZ TIL many of the Qur'an's verses begin with a handful of seemingly random letters and simply replicated for thousands of years no one has any idea of their significance
rNd4d TIL of Ken Forsse, an Disney Imagineer whose company Alchemy II was put in charge of the animatronics on the Disney Channel show the Welcome to Pooh Corner. Nearly broke, the company switched to toys using the animatronic technology used in Disney rides. The result? Teddy Ruxpin.
QJ5Zd TIL Every "face" actor at Disney must spend time as a mascot character before they can recieve training for face characters.