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TIL Riverside, CA turned its old public library into “The Cheech” - a museum named for stoner-comedy legend Cheech Marin, now home to the largest private Chicano art collection in the U.S.

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ADgdw TIL that the source of the mythical Jackalope may have been a virus that causes rabbits produce horn-like growths.
XERo8 TIL humans often experience ‘illusions of control’ over events we cannot actually change. While psychologists in the past thought this meant we evolved to be deluded, some neuroscientists now think these false beliefs are our brain’s rational response to an uncertain and unpredictable world.
a8xXJ TIL: One tech company in China motivates their programmers by hiring "cheerleaders". The attracted girls chit-chat, get food, play ping-pong, and clap for you. The HR manager said "the programmers are mostly male and terrible at socializing, the presence of the girls improved their motivation".
DJBj TIL there’s a random island off of the east coast of Canada called Random Island.
xa75 TIL someone bought a Tibetan Mastiff puppy in China for $1.5 million.