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TIL - In Marseille, France - there is an extremely violent drug gang called Yoda. One of their symbols is Yoda from Star Wars smoking a joint.

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16MxD TIL of Paladin Press which was a book publishing firm founded in 1970 by Peder Lund and Robert K. Brown. Titles include : "Modern Ballistic Armor: What you need to know" , "Ninja Mind Control" and reprints of military manuals. The company witnessed several lawsuits, including some murders.
mxdo TIL that female protesters in Egypt were subjected to virginity tests after being arrested. In 2012.
Amw4 TIL scientists found a tomato plant on a 40 year old volcanic island. They were dumbfounded as to how it got there. It turned out that it grew from the poop that a scientist had taken on the island.
LjBr TIL Lightning can reach temperatures 5 times hotter than the sun
RlBQ TIL that in 1994, the Surgeon General of the United States was forced to resign for publicly promoting sex education about masturbation as a means to reduce teen pregnancy