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TIL over 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the Anaheim Stadium playing field in 1976 after The Who played a concert there.

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LQkMr TIL people with positive beliefs about ageing live for 7.5 years longer than those with negative views of ageing, and they are about half as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. This may come from a more muted stress response, resulting in lower bodily inflammation and less cellular damage.
RjB4 TIL that the 100 richest people on earth have an accumulated wealth of 2.09 trillion USD. If they were a country, it would be the 13th richest country on the globe, just beneath Italy and above South Korea.
mYxv TIL that while a Westboro spokeswoman was boasting about how the church foiled Anonymous on a radio talk show, an Anonymous spokesman called in and hacked the church’s website in real time on the air.
YpOdG TIL that plastic and petroleum were originally environmental saviours, because they eliminated the need to kill whales, elephants, turtles, and many other creatures for their materials.
N7101 TIL Dexter, the U.S. Navy’s very last working horse, was stationed in Philadelphia to haul trash, and upon his passing in 1968, he was buried with full military honors.