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TIL a murder board is a group of people who evaluate proposals or help someone prepare for an exam.

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pYxxA TIL in South Asia they call pajamas "night suits."
YyGP TIL that Samuel Caldwell was the first person in America to be arrested for selling marijuana. Arrested in 1937 for selling two joints, he was sentenced to a $1000 fine and four years of hard labor. This happened in one of the only places in America where pot is legal today, Denver Colorado.
nW4lW TIL that Robert Shaw was only 46 years old when he was filmed as Quint for Jaws (1975, filmed 1974). He died of a heart attack only a few years later at 51.
eoeL TIL there were two undercover agents so convincing the mob offered them “made man” status. Joaquin Garcia aka Jack Falcone, and Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco.
WkxG9 TIL that honeybees can identify male drones born of incest and will eat them alive once they hatch