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TIL about "Hemp for Victory" - A film made by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to promote farmers growing Cannabis Sativa for WWII. It's existence was denied by the US Govt until VHS copied were eventually sourced.

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WoGN TIL convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky was taunted by inmates singing “Hey teacher leave them kids alone” A line from Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in The Wall
9wvGD TIL about Julian of Norwich - the first (named) woman to have written English
kOAP1 TIL the interstate system was meant to run BETWEEN cities, not THROUGH them. President Eisenhower got the highways built, but he said putting them inside cities "was entirely against his original concept and wishes."
gMPOb TIL all the dogs that have played Lassie are descended from the original actor, Pal
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