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TIL there is a “troll factory” in Russia where people are paid to spread pro-Russian posts in social networks

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Lk6b9 TIL: The reason capsaicin (the chemical in peppers) makes you feel like you’re burning is because it lowers the tolerance of the pain receptors in your mouth such that your own body heat is enough to trigger them to tells your brain that things are dangerously hot.
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gMJaX TIL people with two eyes see different images in each eye looking at lenticular images. I only have one working eye so I always thought it was a way to show movement but they show depth as well!
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