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TIL There is a movie from 1995 about the USA invading Canada, a satire where the President needs a distraction from internal affairs

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DQmyD TIL Mary Jane Rathburn aka Brownie Mary was known for illegally baking and distributing cannabis brownies to AIDs patients in the 1980s. Despite several arrests her defiant stance and grandmotherly image garnered public sympathy and media attention, helping to shift perceptions of medical cannabis.
jjen TIL in 1974 a newscaster committed suicide during a live broadcast. Her last words were “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in ‘blood and guts’, and in living color, you are going to see another first—attempted suicide.”
WklA9 TIL during the Battle of Bomarsund in 1854, Charles Davis Lucas tossed a live Russian artillery shell overboard before it exploded. He would be awarded the Victoria Cross and ultimately ascend to the rank of Rear Admiral before retiring in 1873, dying in 1914 at the age of 80
Ovb7 TIL The Shanghai government will lower your credit score if you don’t visit your parents. Parents can also sue their kids for neglect.
99aB TIL wine tasting is completely unsubstantiated by science, and almost no wine critics can consistently rate a wine