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TIL That taking NSAIDs before smoking marijuana can negate the memory-loss associated with pot but retain all the medical benefits of THC

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Zp7dD TIL of Tetragametic Chimerism, which occurs when a woman is pregnant with twins and one embryo dies, and the other embryo absorbs the twin's cells. Also it's potential impact on DNA tests, which lead to Lydia Fairchild being accused of fraud and not being the biological mother of her children.
6AZm TIL a British bioengineering company has genetically modified genes in male mosquitoes to pass a ‘suicide gene’ on to its offspring in an effort to reduce Dengue Fever.
Rj9a TIL that Disney executives were initially confused by Johnny Depp’s performance as Jack Sparrow in POTC, questioning whether he was drunk or gay. The CEO of Disney proclaimed that Depp was ruining the film. Depp’s response to Disney executives was they could trust him with his choices or let him go.
XrM8 TIL the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13. This hasn’t changed since 1991.
YaZv TIL there is an astronomical “stone circle” in Australia which may be older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.