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TIL that in the late 1970’s it was completely legal to smoke marijuana in one’s home for personal use in Alaska.

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oB7Xr TIL in the US in 1944 there were 25.6 million dairy cows which produced 53.0 billion kg of milk. In 2007 there were only 9.8 million dairy cows (38% of previous population) yet they produced 84.2 billion kg of milk (59% more).
0wgb1 TIL Joe Son (the shoe guy from Austin Powers) is serving life in prison for torture.
W74p9 TIL a man in China retaliated against his upstairs neighbor's constant noise by buying a building shaker online and installing it on the ceiling. It creates a vibration and noise that is similar to a power drill.
e1Ng TIL that the creators of the “You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy ad were fined for pirating the music played in the background of the ad
wLX41 IBM now have a 50 qubit quantum computer but are still trying to figure out what to do with it.