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TIL of a chimp named Nim Chimpsy that used sign language to express that he wanted to smoke marijuana

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Ypbo7 TIL: Earth has no official planet-wide flag design although some have been proposed.
BgMnx TIL Australia is wider than the moon (3900 vs 3400KM Diameter)
PYAoO TIL there is a law in over 9 US states that forbids registered sex offenders from handing out candy or having Halloween lawn decorations on Halloween night
J1Mek TIL the Ring of Silvianus inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write the LOTR series after being consulted to translate the ring
QWVp TIL that in 1958 the U.S. Air Force lost a 7,600 lb hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia. It’s still there.