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TIL that more than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for chronic pain relief

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nel7P TIL that when the German army broke through French lines in 1918, a small battalion of US marines disregarded general orders to retreat and dug shallow holes with their bayonets. The German advance was stopped after six days of fierce fighting, and the marines had been given a new name-- Devil Dogs.
5Yb19 TIL that more than 30% of Indonesian children smoke a cigarette before the age of 10, thanks to Big Tobacco deliberately targeting youth in developing countries
R5LW4 TIL about "The Pizza Meter," an unusual indicator of major US military actions
0dXXL TIL of William Walker, an American physician, lawyer, journalist, mercenary, slavery supporter, and Southern folk hero from from Tennessee. Walker seized control of Nicaragua from 1856 to 1857, and convinced many U.S. Southerners of the desirability of creating a Confederate empire in Latin America.
Do1e TIL it is the chemical reaction between vegetables and olive oil that makes the Mediterranean diet healthy.