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TIL of Hyperparasites: Parasites that live on other parasites. In some cases, the hyperparasite may itself have a parasite living on it

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l7VJr TIL in the town of Espelette, France, people grew Espelette peppers. The town held pepper festivals dedicated to these local peppers every October. The peppers have a fruity flavor and have a heat level of 4,000 Scoville Heat Units. The peppers today have the EU's PDO status and France's AOP.
x6EQ7 TIL that Arizona authorities recently conspired to deploy Zyklon B (the same hydrogen cyanide agent used to kill hundreds of thousands of Auschwitz prisoners) for executions
b6GY9 TIL that there is a strategy for winning competitive debates called “spreading”, which involves making as many arguments as possible within a short time so that the opponent is unable to respond to them all. The technique has been described as unfair and as “sounding like a cattle auctioneer”.
xVPwg TIL about "ICD-10: V97.33XD," which is a medical billing code for surviving being sucked into a jet engine... twice
neN69 TIL in the scene where Jack Nicholson smashes down the door with an axe in ‘The Shining,’ the prop team used a weakened one so it would be easier to break. But Nicholson had previously been volunteer fire marshal and broke through the door so easily the prop team was forced to make a stronger door.