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TIL that there are white black bears, Kermode bears, also known as the “spirit bears” living in British Columbia in Canada.

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ELWo TIL people sneeze differently around the world. In English we say “Achoo!”, Russians say “Apchkhi!”, the Polish say “A-Psik!”, and the Japanese say “Hakushon!”.
5YoBR TIL of Anosognosia, a condition that makes a person with a disability or disease unaware of having it
7rBpP TIL archaeologists found traces of burnt cannabis on an altar in an ancient Jewish shrine, the first time cannabis has been identified in the Ancient Near East. Scientists believe there was sufficient THC to create a mind-altered state in those breathing the fumes.
R5aD6 TIL the plant Oenanthe crocata was purportedly used in the ritual killing of criminals and the elderly in ancient Sardinia. Subjects were intoxicated with the herb and then dropped from a height or beaten to death.
wlXo TIL Hunter S. Thompson was part of an appeal which led to an overturned conviction in the case of a woman sentenced to life in prison without parole for the felony murder of a police officer, a crime which took place while she was locked in the back of a squad car!