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TIL There are Now 100+ Scientific Studies Showing Cannabis Kills Cancer Cells

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P1kyJ TIL that the banana slug is the official "state slug" of California
kJE9W TIL former "the Bachelor" contestant Ryan Sutter has the record for shortest NFL career at 5 seconds. He injured his arm on the opening kickoff of his first game.
PYBYJ TIL that in 1919, a former U.S. Senator from Tennessee named Luke Lea tried to kidnap Kaiser Wilhelm II and bring him to a trial for war crimes. He failed and only managed to steal an ashtray.
wL9XE TIL the richest source of silver in the history of mankind was the Cerro Rico de Potosí in the Andes. Between the 16th and 18th century, 80% of the world's silver supply came out of this mine.
o9EY TIL to film the weightless space scenes in the Apollo 13 movie the cast and crew did 612 25-second takes aboard NASA’s zero-gravity plane