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TIL Sichuan pepper, commonly used in Chinese cuisine, was banned in the US until 2005

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8V7K TIL In 1977, 20th Century Fox had so little faith in the “Star Wars” franchise that they gave away all of the movie licensing and merchandising rights to George Lucas in exchange for his $500,000 directorial fee.
DW9v TIL: It is considered a war crime to kill, injure or capture an enemy by tricking them by pretending to be injured.
VMWM8 TIL that Tucker Carlson, before joining journalism, had applied to the CIA but his application was denied.
R1R6 TIL the Tuol Sleng extermination camp in Cambodian used vivisections without anesthesia as a form of execution. Only 7 out of 10,000 people survived the camp.
nebp7 TIL when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in 1914, initial attempts to tend his wounds were impeded by the uniform he had been sewn into for a perfect fit (and to improve his appearance). By the time aides found scissors and managed to cut through his clothes, the Archduke died and thus began WWI.