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TIL that 51% of American 16-34 year-olds have used cannabis at least once, and 24% have in the past year.

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QNv4L TIL in 2014, a toddler died after his dad accidentally left him in a hot car for 7 hours. A jury sentenced him to life without parole because he was having an affair that day, making them believe he left his son to die to start a new life. A surpreme court overturned the 'unfair' conviction in 2022.
lo6YA TIL Back in 2011, the travelling Picadilly Circus was scheduled to perform in Joplin, Missouri, until an EF-5 Tornado destroyed most of the city, rendering them unable to perform. As a result, the circus employees used their two adult elephants to help drag debris off the roads for first responders.
oRmBW TIL Johnny Cash approved Joaquin Phoenix to play him in the film because he liked his performance in Gladiator (2000). June Carter Cash also approved Reese Witherspoon for her role in the film.
oBYYA TIL in 1999 that Royal Caribbean was accused of dumping oil and was caught providing falsified documents about it to the US Coast Guard. They then argued they were outside US jurisdiction since they were incorporated in Liberia (their HQ was/is in Miami)