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TIL that cannabis and hops both belong to the same family, Cannabaceae.

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rR5lw TIL that the wife of George Lucas, Marcia Lucas, won an Oscar in 1977 for Best Film Editing in Star Wars. George Lucas has won zero Oscars.
5MrP TIL That objects entering Earth’s atmosphere heat up primarily because as they fall they cause the air in front of them to compress and get hot, NOT from the friction with the air.
4kM6w TIL An aboriginal man with a tomahawk was the first Australian to capture a Japanese POW during WWII. He snuck up to a downed pilot and took him to the military base on a neighboring island.
exVb TIL the Proboscis monkey’s Malay name means Dutch Monkey because locals remarked that the Dutch colonisers often had similarly large bellies and noses.
R7Nj TIL- The Chocolate River in Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory was made from real chocolate, water and cream and it actually spoiled quickly and left a foul smell