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TIL That Naturally Occurring Ice Is Technically A Mineral

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eQ7n TIL Jimmy Carter supported the elimination of all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana in 1977.
bLG9 TIL the insecticide"BTI" was discovered when a man stumbled upon a stagnate pond in Israel where he noticed dead mosquito larvae. Scientists isolated the bacteria strain found in pond, creating the safest and most effective way of managing and killing mosquito populations throughout the world.
0wxrL TIL Edwin Flack is Australia's first and sole Olympic Gold Medalist in the 1896 Olympic in Greece, before Australia was even an official country (1901). With no flag, national anthem or uniform; he simply competed in his Melbourne Grammar School banner and singlet.
NGkN TIL In Ohio, It is illegal for foster parents to make their children who are of the opposite sex to share the same room.
J1NWl TIL that contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage, let alone death.