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TIL Cannabis was outlawed internationally by the 1961 UN convention on drug control. That means any country that legalizes marijuana will be in violation of an international treaty ratified by 180 nations.

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jNDJj TIL of the Falcon Sex Hat, a hat that allows a falcon to have sex with a breeders head to collect the semen.
QNXKE TIL that in his youth, Napoleon was actually an outspoken Corsican nationalist, and advocated for Corsica's independence from France.
VMVp8 TIL it is illegal in many US states for teenagers to drive with multiple friends
0wlWj TIL Current theory is Venus initially spun anticlockwise. In a way, still does, but upside down. It flipped its axis 180 degrees at some point. Theory: Sun's gravitational pull on Venus' atmosphere caused strong atmospheric tides that combined w/ friction between Venus' mantle and core, flipping it.
WRJN TIL Einstein wanted to be cremated and his ashes scattered with his brain in his head to “discourage idolaters” but the Doctor performing the autopsy put the brain in formaldehyde and kept it for himself.