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TIL that Google™ Translate can be used as a proxy. It can access blocked websites at work/school

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m9xy TIL the person credited with inventing the pot brownie is actually named Mary Jane
bAr4 TIL A volcanic eruption in Indonisia in 1815 temporarily altered the Earth’s climate resulting in many parts of the US Northeast accumulating 6 inches of snow from June 6th-7th the following year
nWPZG TIL various hallucinogenic drugs, such as psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and DOI, have been found to have potent anti-inflammatory properties.
GYpej TIL After a waitress helped a customer choose the winning numbers for a lottery ticket in 1984, he tipped her $3,000,000, half of his $6,000,000 prize money.
QNZak TIL Coal baron James Dunsmuir envisioned a medieval castle for his retirement and built Hatley Castle. It was like a small city on Vancouver Island with over 100 residents and servants in 1911. None of his children could afford the $1,500 monthly upkeep so it was sold at $260,000