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TIL in the American Civil War, the Union Army used 175,000 lb (80,000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500,000 opium pills

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Mel8 TIL that the modern Olympics used to have competitions in the arts alongside athletics. They included architecture, painting, music, sculpture and literature.
78LXL TIL around 1920, a man found 3 saplings growing in a row & grafted the central tree onto the 2 adjacent ones in a diagonal fashion to form the shape of the letter "N" in order to impress his girlfriend, Nellie. It was apparently successful as the couple later married. It's known as Nellie's Tree.
a87A9 TIL over 100 capstones of ancient Egyptian pyramids have been found. Most date from the New Kingdom onward, when building pyramids had stopped being a royal privilege.
BgOVk TIL about the Majesty building or (I4 Eyesore building) which is still under construction since 2001. It was planned to be finished in 2003 but due to funding issues, construction was slowed severely.
N7oNQ TIL that George Clooney wanted Julia Roberts for the movie Ocean's Eleven but never met her before. Julia Roberts was charging $20 million a movie at the time so Clooney, unable to afford her, send her a script with a $20 bill with a note, 'I heard you’re getting 20 a picture.' She agreed to do it.