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TIL that the term “devil’s advocate” was originally the church official appointed to argue against a candidate for sainthood

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7rYXP TIL that in order to overdose on marijuana, an individual would have to consume 1,500 pounds of marijuana within 15 minutes to die.
gMYbb TIL Oscar winning actress Anne Baxter was the granddaughter of famed American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. He even designed a dollhouse for her.
R7OL1 TIL about the endangered Maleo bird from Indonesia. Maleos make their nest with decomposing vegetation on the bottom, then place the egg and cover it with sand or soil. The layers make a natural incubation by the decomposing bottom layer releasing heat, and the top layer of sand keeps the heat in.
M9B7 TIL of Bog Butter, animal fat that has been stored in North European swamps for thousands of years and is still edible.
oRVWL TIL Lance Armstrong is an atheist. He says, "If there was a God, I’d still have both nuts."