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TIL The Italian military will start growing marijuana

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jNEQa TIL Anoka, Minnesota was the first U.S. city to put on a Halloween celebration when they did so in 1920 to divert youngsters from Halloween pranks. It was also proclaimed "The Halloween Capital of the World" by Congress in 1937. Today, tens of thousands of people visits Anoka annually for Halloween.
mj6y TIL When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
P1AeZ TIL that zombie worms bore into the bones of whale carcasses with their specialised root tissues
v9ZB TIL Alfred Hitchcock was frightened by eggs and was particularly revolted by egg yolks and how they broke and spilled. He never did eat one.
69XXZ TIL despite Henry VIII's difficulties to produce a heir, he had several illegitimate children and only acknowledged one.