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TIL: Frequent marijuana use during one’s adolescent years (13-20) was associated with an average loss of 8 IQ points during mid adult-hood.

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m15aM TIL: Andrew Bonar Law is the only Canadian to have served as Prime Minister of the UK. He was born in New-Brunswick which was a British colony at the time.
JYKkQ TIL according to a Kyoto University team, dogs can recognize a bad person & negatively evaluate people who refuse to help their owners.
xvG5 TIL kale, broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, collard greens, and Chinese kale are all actually the same species. They have been selectively bred like dog and cat varieties
yQ9VV TIL that the 2016 Rio Olympics were a huge financial disaster for Brazil. A $12bn price tag for the venues without any real plan on how to continue has left facilities,used by legendary athletes just years ago, in disrepair. The aquatic center pictured is now drained and filled with dirty puddles
bDN0 TIL NASA had an accident while testing spacesuits for the Apollo moon missions, and caught it on camera. The test subject was accidentally depressurized while in a vacuum chamber, and lost consciousness and experienced his own spit boiling. The team took nearly a minute to save him from the chamber.