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TIL that the Denver police uses a Smelloscope to find pot smokers that don’t comply with the Denver “odour ordinance”

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wPvP TIL that 97% of Quebec, Canada’s electricity comes from hydroelectric dams. This cheap, clean, source of electricity provides $billions in annual profit to government, and has had a “near mythical” role in the province’s economic development.
eRlE TIL John Lennon had terrible stage fright, so bad that he would vomit right before every public performance.
ekd4 TIL that in 1913 $20.00 had the buying power of $481.50 today.
D1kpe TIL Helen Keller was a suffragist, pacifist, and radical socialist. She actively campaigned and wrote in support of the working class from 1909 to 1921.
PNWO TIL that the Z in Dragon Ball Z was chosen because Z is the last letter of the alphabet and Akira Toriyama wanted to finish the series because he was running out of ideas