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TIL that the United States government made a film during World War II that explained the uses of hemp and encouraged farmers to grow as much as possible.

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69MJX TIL Earths Geographical North Pole is actually earths Southern Magnetic Pole.
N7gA6 TIL about Derek Paravicini, an autistic, blind, and severely mentally handicapped piano savant. He can play, transpose, and improvise on nearly any song he has ever heard despite his disabilities.
dgOB TIL that 92% of fetuses with trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) are terminated in Europe.
pYWMN TIL that there are 3 types of joint brokerage accounts - join tenants with rights of survivorship, tenants in common & community property.
doyK TIL the morning of Super Bowl XLI, Don Mischer asked Prince if he would be ok to perform in the rain. Prince responded simply, “Can you make it rain harder”?