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TIL It is Illegal in the US to Grow Wheat in Your Backyard.

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9wRoX TIL that Tom Brady, who was also a skilled baseball player growing up, was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1995 MLB draft. Upon his retirement in 2023 he became the last active pro athlete to be drafted by the Expos.
nBE7 TIL The fake prop money used in Rush Hour 2 was too accurate. After extras tried to spend what was left lying around after the climax was filmed, the Secret Service raided and seized $100 million in fake bills from the prop maker and accused them of counterfeiting.
X0BXr TIL that prejudice against people with red hair is a real phenomenon
KBb6 TIL Beethoven was surprised at the popularity of Moonlight Sonata, at one point saying “Surely I’ve written better things”.
MeZNK TIL a study of 1,892 Finish car owners found that though some luxury car owners were conscientious, men deemed "assholes" (less cooperative/less kind/less considerate) were more likely to drive high-status cars such as BMW. No connection between self-centered women & luxury car ownership was found.