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TIL That The effect Marijuana has on the Autonomic Nervous System is unlike any other chemical known to man. Marijuana is neither a stimulant nor is it a depressant, it’s actually both! and stimulates both the sympathetic and parasympathetic chemicals in your brain, creating balance.

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9wY5r TIL Helen Keller, a famous American woman known for overcoming deafness and blindness to lead a successful life, was a Socialist political activist, and lead a commission in the IWW for blind and disabled people.
rJx4 TIL Jainism is a religion so dedicated to non-violence that extremists will sweep their paths and cover their mouths to avoid killing small insects and microscopic life forms. However, they will still eat eggs, milk, etc. because they see them as natural healthy processes for the animals.
XEDLk TIL Corona never paid to be in Fast and the Furious but received an estimated $15 million in free advertising.
e0xp4 TIL Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado and his wife Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado in 20 years planted 2.7 million trees to afforest part of The Atlantic Forest & resulted in 1,500 acres of rainforest being recovered with 293 of plants, 15 reptiles, 172 bird, 15 amphibian & 33 mammal species have returned.
WrvX TIL a Catholic Priest in Brazil tried to raise money for charity by taking to the sky strapped to a chair and 1,000 helium balloons, got to 20,000 feet and then realized he didn’t know how to use his GPS, went missing, and two months later was found dead 100km out to sea.