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TIL the National Cancer Institute documented Cannabis killing cancer cells in numerous case studies.

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P8RZ TIL When the World Cup was hosted in the United States in 1994, they only spent $30 million on infrastructure improvements. For the 2014 World Cup, Brazil will be spending $14 billion.
QdGd TIL the naked mole-rat is the only species of animal (including simple organisms) in which cancer has never been observed, it can’t feel pain through its skin, it’s the only mammal with a social structure similar to ants or termites including a reproducing queen, and it’s the longest living rodent.
yPKa TIL the terms “left wing” and “right wing” refer to the seating arrangements in the French National Assembly just before the French Revolution.
kObBW TIL The Dominican Republic has gone through 39 constitutions, more than any other country, since its independence in 1844
6ElX8 TIL about Roman aristocrats drinking copious amounts of remarkably toxic lead wine lol