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TIL Alcohol and Beer companies are one of the top five opponents to marijuana legalization.

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vKjr TIL Terrence Howard (COL Rhodey in Iron Man 1) found out he did not get the part in Iron Man 2 from the Press then decided to finish his Chemical Engineering degree and now grows Diamonds
epgBD TIL the oldest known human drawing is a 73,000-year-old cross-hatched pattern made with ochre on stone flake, found in South Africa. This discovery predates previously known drawings by at least 30,000 years, revealing early Homo sapiens' ability to create symbolic designs using various techniques.
OGnnR TIL Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hated each other. A Yankees clubhouse attendant speaking about the two of them once said: "Gehrig was a true hero, Ruth never flushed the toilet"
JyLQ TIL that legally, New York state considers burritos to be sandwiches
9Yg1G TIL The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust is a grain reserve of commodities and cash. In 2008 the USDA sold the remaining stocks into an all cash reserve. Since it no longer holds commodities, it can respond to local food crises outside the US, but not to a global one that affects the USA itself.