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TIL that in 2005 Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg, Ricky Williams, and Robert Downey Jr judged a ‘pot’ luck cooking contest at a 'legalize marijuana’ smoke-in sponsored by AARP and hosted by Woody Harrelson.

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wLB8J TIL that Stevie Nicks wrote the Fleetwood Mac song "Dreams" in about 10 minutes. The rest of the band disliked the song, with Christine McVie calling it "boring." Nicks begged them to record it and they eventually relented. It is the band's only US number one single.
VBnNZ TIL that James Cox didn't know the value of his second-hand watch until someone admired his 'Paul Newman' style watch. It 𝘸𝘒𝘴 Newman's actual watch and Cox sold it for $15.5m + premium
EByo TIL The word “coffee” was mentioned in Civil War diaries more than war, bullet, canon, mother, and Lincoln. Coffee was so important to the Union war effort the Sharps Rifle Company manufactured a carbine with a coffee grinder built in the butt stock of the gun.
LkdpP TIL about Queen Soraya of Afghanistan who fought hard to improve the rights of women in the 1920's. She was also the minister of education for Afghanistan and the first Muslim consort to appear in public with her husband. In 1929 her husband was deposed and all their reforms were undone.
DQonV TIL Florida's Punta Gorda Airport has a plane fire simulator that looks really real as you drive by on the highway.