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TIL that contrary to popular belief, marijuana is NOT legal in Jamaica (except in Bob Marley’s mausoleum)

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PYkvE TIL the US Virgin Islands is the only place in the United States that drives on the left, though many cars are left-hand drive like the mainland
OogDX TIL that wild birds in Australia can be heard swearing, having learned the words from escaped pets
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