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TIL Marijuana was demonized and made illegal in the 30’s thanks to paper lobbies

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VM0pD TIL ghost sheet comes from burial sheets. In old theater productions, when you wanted someone to look as if they had risen from the dead you would have them appear in their burial sheet thus representing that they were corpses. And that has lasted on to become a sheet over your head youre a ghost
Z8W9v TIL 37 million pounds of Jelly Bellies are made each year, enough to circle the earth several times
lZxN TIL the Yapese use large stone “coins” for money which can weigh up to 8,800 lbs. Rather than move them, they usually just keep track of who the owner is. When one was lost at sea, people continued to “trade” it even though it was never recovered, since they all agreed it must still exist.
VBWrk TIL Before he became president, Abraham Lincoln was an elite wrestling champion. In 300 matches, he only lost one.
rRyky TIL the Allies had plenty of opportunities to assassinate Hitler; but didn't, because he was a terrible strategist (Any replacement would have been more competent and therefore worse for the Allies).