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

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E1mww TIL There is a flower named "Blue Dicks" Dichelostemma Capitatum
ya9v TIL that a boy had 232 teeth surgically removed, due to having a very rare disease that causes additional teeth to grow in the mouth
awGmA TIL that Kangchenjunga, the tallest mountain until a survey of Everest in 1849, has never been fully climbed. The first people to reach the top in 1955 stopped short of the summit because they promised the ruler of Sikkim to keep the sacred mountain intact. Every climber since has done this, too.
wLRYY TIL the UK Women’s Institute invited Colin Darch, a former hostage of Somali pirates, to give a speech on his experiences. However due to a mix up many elder members of the WI attended wearing pirate fancy dress. Darch took it well, ultimately judging a “best pirate costume” competition.
nmDd TIL PETA thinks Pokemon promotes animal cruelty