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TIL native speakers of tone languages (such as Mandarin and Vietnamese) are much more likely to have ‘perfect pitch’ and can identify musical notes much more accurately than native speakers of non-tone languages, such as English.

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5YrAR TIL The difference between special effects (SFX) and visual effects (VFX) is that special effects are realized on set whereas visual effects are added afterward.
VMQjB TIL that the Dragon’s Breath, the world’s second hottest pepper, was developed for its essential oil having potential as a skin anaesthetic, and later cultivated by a breeder who had not planned to breed the chili for record heat, but rather was trying to grow an attractive pepper plant.
WkKao TIL Rita Hayworth, "The Love Goddess", was first billed as Rita Cansino and was judged "too Mediterranean" before having her hairline raised by painful electrolysis, changed her hair colour to dark red and took her mother's maiden name. She was a third generation professional dancer.
69grl TIL famous actor James Dean only starred in 3 films before his death in 1955.
kO9Xm TIL that a butcher in Vienna, Austria made Sausages he learnt in Frankfurt, Germany, changing the recipe slightly and called them "Frankfurter". It got so famous that the world (including Germany) calls them Wiener now apart from the people in Austria who call it Frankfurter.