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TIL that ancient Israelites burned cannabis during worship

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yQvxp TIL At 83 years old, Michael Caine changed his legal name because "An airport security guard would say, ‘Hi, Michael Caine,’ and suddenly I’d give him a passport with a different name on it. I could stand there for an hour. So I changed my name."
YpNYW TIL spectators at the Indy 500 used to erect huge scaffolding towers for viewing until one collapsed killing 2 and injuring 82.
xVkdB TIL that while Coca-Cola denies it designed "New Coke" to fail and create demand for "Coca Cola Classic" the period when "old" coke was off the market also helped mask the final transition from real sugar in the original recipe to High Fructose Corn Syrup in Coke Classic.
D15vY TIL the only 2 patients to be cured of HIV were also undergoing cancer treatment at the same time; meaning they became cancer free AND HIV negative at the same time
V1dQ TIL The only national soccer team that has never lost to Brazil is … Norway.