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TIL: In 2008 789 grams of 2,700-year-old marijuana was found in a Chinese tomb

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ZpKWQ TIL that gunfights were still legal in the US less than 90 years ago
6ReJ TiL: That it is considered unlucky to be the third person to light a cigarette. During World War One, soldiers thought that the enemy would see the first light, take aim on the second, and fire on the third, killing the soldier.
e0l16 TIL that the males of at least 30 species of spiders will tie females up in silk threads known as “bridal veils” in order to give themselves enough time to escape from being eaten after sex.
e0eRL TIL in the 1900s Doctors warned women that riding a bicycle may cause them to acquire "bicycle face"
VKkk TIL that the French each have a single card that holds their entire medical record going back to 1998, which can be scanned wherever they need medical attention