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TIL an ‘herb’ is the leaf or stems, and 'spice’ is the seed, bud, bark, root, or berry. So because we smoke the buds of marijuana and not the leaves or stems, it should euphemistically be called 'spice’ and not 'herb’.

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16yVV TIL that the US publishes a quarterly list of names of people who renounced citizenship to "shame or embarrass" them
4kO7g TIL During the American Revolution the British captured Penobscot Bay and the Colonies sent an armada to take it back. All 44 of ships of the American Armada and hundreds of men were lost in the attack, making it the largest naval defeat in American history until Pearl Harbor, 162 years later.
9YRem TIL about Smoky the dog, who was a Yorkshire dog found in New Guinea by an American Soldier during WWII and survived 150 Air Raids and once parachuted from 30ft in the air. She was later rewarded with Eight Battle Stars and was also the First Recorded Therapy Dog.
dDWPd TIL: Lo Fu-Chu was a mid level mafia member, jailed for 3 years, started a new criminal organization called "Celestial Alliance", he then dabbled in legitimate businesses and became powerful government official where he attempted to strangle a coworker. He is now on the run for insider trading.
PWaJ TIL the city of Glasgow spends an estimated £10,000 each year removing traffic cones from the head of the statue of the Duke of Wellington.