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TIL some Colorado airports have marijuana amnesty boxes for passengers who want to dispose their medicine before a flight.

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0wGyR TIL that George Washington was the only President of the United States not to belong to a political party.
bpvN TIL that in an incident that Picasso recalled fondly, two of his mistresses once encountered each other at the artist’s studio. They demanded that he choose between them, but the artist refused, stating that they should fight it out, which led to their wrestling on the floor.
ADg97 TIL Issac Newton and Robert Hooke were bitter rivals, and Newton’s famous quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” was most likely a passive-aggressive attack on Hooke, who stood significantly shorter than Newton.
l7v5a TIL: 'Boneless Wings' are not chicken wing meat, they are generally just coated pieces of chicken breast, similar to a Chicken Nugget or Tender
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