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TIL - FBI is struggling to hire hackers due to a rule saying they shouldn’t have taken marijuana in the past 3 years.

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69XxX TIL Tonic water was created as an early prophylactic treatment against Malaria (due to the added Quinine) by the British army. They added Gin to improve taste and now we have the G&T.
wLD78 TIL that NASCAR drivers who weigh less than 180 lbs have to add weights to their cars.
kOVNB TIL the medical term STAT is from the Latin word statum, meaning ‘immediately’
yQ8La TIL a man in Berlin was whipped with a belt in an attack for wearing a Yarmulke (Jewish hat). The man who was whipped wasn't actually Jewish but was trying to convince his Jewish friend he had nothing to worry about wearing a Yarmulke in public.
wLgW8 TIL that in 1953 the CEOs of General Motors and General Electric were both named Charles E. Wilson. To avoid confusion people referred to them as "Engine Charlie" and "Electric Charlie".