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TIL of “The Widower”, a dish from Grantham made with 20 infinity chilies and claimed to be the worlds hottest curry. Only one person has ever finished it; he took an hour to finish it and spent 10 minutes of that time hallucinating due to the endorphin rush.

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ZplOa TIL Mud Daubers, a type of wasp that is usually non-aggressive, are believed to have been the cause of two fatal plane crashes that killed everyone on board.
oR5KL TIL the Yugoslavian Civil War can trace its origin to a farmer masturbating while on the job.
JV7v TIL during the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis, Khomeini released a group of women and African Americans, deeming them to be victims of “the oppression of American society.”
kOLO5 TIL that colour photography has existed as far back as the 1850s
JYWnV TIL that the Monster Energy company was founded by Hansens Soda, the people who make the natural cane soda sold in many health stores