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TIL that the FCC adopted a ban on TV ads that are louder than shows

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b67jp TIL Jimi Hendrix joined the Army after he was caught Joyriding and given the choice between prison or service. He served in the 101st Airborne and was qualified as a Paratrooper. Due to his inability to function in an authority environment, he was given a general discharge under honorable condition.
0dPXN TIL Kudzu is an invasive species with no natural predators that was introduced in the southern US in the 1930s to add nitrogen to depleted soil.
WbJ4 TIL that an early Chinese surgeon named Hua Tuo used Cannabis mixed with wine as an anaesthetic. As a result the Chinese term for “anesthesia” (mázui 麻醉) literally means “cannabis intoxication”.
1WV4 TIL that a mild electric shock to a persons brain can improve their maths skills for up to six months. This could help treat the nearly 20 percent of the population with moderate to severe dyscalculia (math disability).
Q1Jd TIL Gene Wilder died at home while listening to one of his favorite songs - “Over the Rainbow” sung by Ella Fitzgerald.