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TIL there is a children’s show called stinky and dirty

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e0vOD TIL that natural Paprika is actually very sweet, has absolutely no heat at all and it's flavour has been described as similar to a tomato. What makes it spicy is Cheyenne Pepper which is added during the production process.
BkKd TIL Tom Hanks’ daughter, Elizabeth Hanks appeared in the film Forrest Gump. She was the little girl on the school bus that refused to let Forrest sit next to her.
PJ7G TIL that US Marine John Kelly was the last person to be awarded 2 Medals of Honor. He ran 100 yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machine gun nest, killed the gunner with a grenade, shot another man with his pistol, and returned with 8 prisoners. He was 19.
E1pJP TIL that in the 1960s, over 320,000 baby teeth were sent by parents to be tested for radioactive isotope strontium-90. They showed that children born after large scale nuclear testing had begun showed levels 50 times higher than children born before large scale testing.
kKd7 TIL the place name Kandahar in Afghanistan loosely translates to “Alexander” as in Alexander the Great. Khandahar was one of the cities named Alexandria established during Alexander’s conquests.