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TIL that the first Supreme Court confirmation hearing was held in 1916 - because President Woodrow Wilson nominated a Jew for the seat

TIL the 1972 Attica prison uprising in Upstate New York, in which the prisoners demanded better living conditions, ended on the 5th day when law enforcement stormed in and killed 29 prisoners and 10 hostages. Prisoners were then stripped naked and forced to crawl through the latrine and beaten.

TIL in 2016 archaeologists discovered the first incidence of cannabis being used as a “shroud” covering in a human burial. The 2,400 year old tomb also contained 13 complete cannabis plants, suggesting that it was locally grown along the Silk Road.

TIL that when Adam Driver served in the military after 9/11, he was almost deployed to Iraq but was medically discharged after fracturing his sternum while mountain biking. He enrolled in Juilliard soon after his discharge.

TIL: Dawn, the preferred detergent for cleaning oil spills, ironically derives its grease fighting power from petroleum derived chemicals

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