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TIL: Loofahs are a vegetable

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M7Vb8 TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US.
deLQ TIL that “pouring out a 40 for my homies” is actually an ancient religious ritual called ‘libation’
W7LLN TIL In Barbados It’s illegal to wear camouflage clothing unless you're in the armed forces otherwise you can be fined $2,000, sentenced to a year in prison, or if you’re extra lucky - both
YpJ17 TIL Winston Churchill gets a doctor’s note to drink “unlimited” alcohol in Prohibition America
Br6db TIL the U2 Spy Plane, first launched in 1955 and instrumental during the Cuban Missile Crisis, is not only still in service for surveillance missions, but still also uses film for its high-resolution photography.