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TIL that from the 8th to the 18th century, Arab scientists experimented with marijuana for medicinal purposes and were well aware of its benefits

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awwG0 TIL Singapore is the largest importer of sand world-wide and the world’s highest per capita consumer of sand at 5.4 tonnes per inhabitant
1aP1P TIL Bayer (The same one that makes Aspirin) discovered,produced, and sold Heroin in 1898.
x65Do TIL First act of sexual intercourse ‘was done sideways, square-dance style’
j99X TIL Bob Marley’s father was a white English guy, who was 60 years old when he impregnated the singer’s black African mother. She was just 18 at the time. His father provided financial support for the family, but rarely saw his son, and he passed away at the age of 70 when Bob was 10 years old.
KYbo9 TIL that the title of the Led Zeppelin song D'yer Mak'er is the punchline of a joke that only makes sense with an English accent.