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TIL The Italian military will start growing marijuana

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W7NL4 TIL that the Asian Weaver ant is consumed as a delicacy in Thailand.
DQgWp TIL the record for the longest name ever used was held by a German-American man. The name is so long it can't fit in this title but was abbreviated as Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr. The name has its origins in his Great-Grandfather's sarcastic response to a law mandating German Jews take a second name.
8ajDX TIL that the last surviving wife of a Civil War veteran died just 6 months ago. They married in 1936 while she was 17 and he was 93. This practice was common so that young women could receive the veteran's Civil War pension ($73.13/month). She died in December 2020 at the age of 101.
yVnpJ TIL: Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS). A condition that can occur after nasal surgery when nerves are damaged. This can cause a constant feeling of suffocation, even with normal airflow. People with ENS often suffer from severe anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, describing it as debilitating
dDX0E TIL that there was a group that created a sperm bank exclusively containing the semen of Nobel Prize winners in hopes of selectively birthing the next generation of geniuses.