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TIL that paprika is just ground red bell peppers.

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MgPm TIL President Ronald Reagan signed MLK Jr. day into law in 1983. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
nWwxG TIL that traditional Japanese sword forging techniques produced a uniquely layered steel microstructure that was key to the legendary balance of sharpness and resilience in samurai swords
4XNxN TIL Human genome is 3.3Gb in size. HIV virus is only 9.7kb. Largest known virus genome is 2.47Mb (pandoravirus salinus). Largest known vertebrate genome is 130Gb (marbled lungfish). Largest known plant genome is 150Gb (paris japonica). Largest known genome is 670Gb (Amoeboid) but is disputed.
jNNWM There's no scientific evidence to support the conventional wisdom that women wounded in combat would destroy male soldiers' morale and performance.
wPdW TIL that the Gilligan’s Island cast members were patterned after the 7 deadly sins. But Sherwood Schwartz, the creator, didn’t admit it until years later in book he wrote about the show.