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TIL that Carly Simon is the daughter of the Simon in Simon & Schuster

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0w1wL TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.
WkGEo TIL that in Portugal, there is a party where children are encouraged to smoke
oBVPr TIL: In 1902, due to pressure from the butter industry, the U.S. government made it illegal to put yellow food coloring into margarine. This caused annual margarine consumption to drop from 54k tons to 22k tons due to the unappetizing stark white color of undyed margarine.
pW1N TIL Cannabis is the largest cash crop in the U.S., exceeding corn and wheat combined
p5bG TIL Stephen Hawking is 73 years old and has outlived his life expectancy due to ALS by over 50 years.