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TIL that 70k years ago, the human race came dangerously close to extinction after a supervolcano eruption, with only 15k survivors on the planet

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0wDly TIL That the DEA found an increase from about 4% THC in 1995 to about 12% in 2014 in marijuana. By 2017, another study showed, the potency of illicit drug samples had gone up to 17.1% THC, an increase of more than 300% from 1995 to about 2017.
R4Ka TIL it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow a single almond.
D1Gnr TIL, how not to piss off an angry japanese slenderman
YQBP TIL Giraffes can last longer without drinking water than camels
8evYK TIL John Candy was paid $414 for his cameo in Home Alone. This was a lower fee than was paid to the pizza delivery guy. He did it as a favor to the director and improvised all of his dialogue