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gMlrA TIL that tomatoes possess the genes to produce capsaicinoids but they are not expressed. Recently, researchers discovered a technique to turn on translation of those genes and they grew spicy tomatoes.
0WKp TIL 70% of adult raccoons carry a parasite that will eat your brains and eyeballs.
kR77 TIL of the Cagayan Battles of 1582 in the Philippines, the only recorded battle between European infantry and samurai. Conquistadors vs Samurai.
4Pgg TIL Thomas Jefferson’s tombstone lists some of his greatest accomplishments, but leaves out the fact that he was the President of the United States.
78wPP TIL: The University of Pennsylvania uncovered illustrations with instructions from the 1500s on the use of cats and doves to burn down castles. You strap a sack to the cat, ignite it, and send it to the castle. The plan was part of a manual by artillery master Franz Helm.