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TIL that paprika is just ground red bell peppers.

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epnO6 TIL Dasia Taylor invented color changing sutures that detect infection when she was 17. Her invention uses beets, which change color at different pH levels. After learning about smart sutures that use expensive technology, she set out to create a more accessible solution for developing countries.
e0N8E TIL about the Cremasteric Reflex which causes testicles to move around like they’re alive.
5VK4R TIL the O2 arena in Greenwich has 12 giant pillars jutting out of the roof to represent the 12 hours on a clock face, and the 12 months of the year. It also has a 365-meter diameter to represent the days in the year, and a 52-meter height to represent the weeks in a year.
wol7E TIL that Phineas and Ferb holds the record for the most episodes of any Disney Channel animated series. The show ran for 222 episodes over four seasons, from 2007 to 2015.
b9dk7 TIL The first Soviet dog to return from space alive "Strelka" later had puppies. Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev gifted one of the puppies to JFK's daughter Caroline.