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TIL That The US Government Literally Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition

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jO9M TIL at the 1956 Olympics, an Australian student successfully impersonated an Olympic torchbearer, handing the mayor of Sydney a painted chair leg topped with a pair of burning underwear in front of a crowd of thousands.
OGeNX TIL Harvested Mushrooms Placed in Sunlight or Under a UV Lamp Produce Vitamin D2 in 15 Minutes!
5YDl9 TIL snoop dog has a full time blunt roller on staff.
X0VYr TIL Bill Gates' high school let him run the scheduling software, so he put all the girls in his classes
7QgP TIL In 1992, a man in Texas was sent to death row for murdering his kids by arson. He was executed by lethal injection in 2004. In 2009, through advances in technology, it was found that the fire was likely accidental. According to an expert, “There was no item of evidence that indicated arson.”