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TIL Utah was the first place in America to pass laws against Marijuana, the mormon church was heavily involved in the enactment of this ban

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gM5Y9 TIL Erskine Childers, a propagandist for the IRA during the Civil War, shook the hands of the men in the firing squad at his execution, and had his son promise to do the same for the men who signed his death warrant. His last words were “Take a step or two forward, lads, it will be easier that way.”
xV100 TIL that in 1972, in York, England archaeologists discovered the largest piece of fossilized human feces ever found. The dung measured 7 inches long and 2 inches wide and was created by a Viking in the 9th century who’s diet consisted of meat and bread and was riddled with intestinal worms.
kJpKW TIL: Tom Selleck was accused of stealing ove One Million gallons of water for 63-acre California avocado farm in 2015. Selleck and his wife eventually agreed to pay a settlement to the sum of more than $21,000.
VlQ4 TIL 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that is 1 mile thick
RAV6 TIL Spotify has a CPR playlist. All the songs on the playlist have a tempo of 100 to 120 bpm, which is the same tempo at which one should give chest compressions during CPR. Coincidently, two of the songs are: “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen and “Stayin’ Alive” by The Bee Gees.