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TIL vehicle recalls have become more common in the United States over the last two decades

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6E0xX TIL: Red, yellow, and green bell peppers are basically the same pepper, just at different levels of ripening.
l7jX1 TIL there area an estimated half a million red wood trees in the UK (most are believed to be giant redwoods but also include coastal redwoods and dawn redwoods). And despite being native to California, they seem to be thriving.
jN7wE TIL that human hair can be used to accurately measure relative humidity in the air. Human hair hygrometers have been in use since the 18th century.
e0m86 TIL The Church of Scientology carried out or planned several covert coordinated attacks against an investigative reporter, which included framing her for a bombing, having her committed to a mental institution, and shooting her.
BkDL TIL that Aldous Huxley was George Orwell’s French teacher