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TIL Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.

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O0e1 TIL In Bhutan marijuana grows wild and is more common than regular grass. However, virtually no one smokes it. Instead it is the number one source of feed for pigs.
R7EKj TIL that up until the mid twentieth century in China, coins produced during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127CE) were unofficially used as currency.
VMNrB TIL that Marvel's Star Lord was at one point not the only comic character to go by Star Lord. In 1978, a short lived British comic series called Starlord was published. Both Star Lords were not affiliated. However, Marvel's Star Lord debuted in 1976, making him the original, and the most popular.
OG4Z7 TIL The Laki eruption in 1783 caused the death of 20% of Iceland's inhabitants, 50% of its livestock, and disrupted weather in Europe and North America for months afterward
xVRr0 TIL that silica gel packets aren't poisonous. They are labeled "do not eat" because they are a choking hazard.