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TIL Ross Rebagliati, the first man to win Gold in Snowboarding in the Olympics only to be DQ’d for marijuana, now owns a medical marijuana business called Ross’ Gold

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loOBG TIL of Sgt Pilcher, who in 1960s London arrested Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Donovan, George Harrison, John Lennon, among others, for drugs possession. He almost got Eric Clapton, but the guitarist legged it out the back when Pilcher claimed to be the postman with a special delivery.
8exWb TIL: Apple Watch sales in 2020 amounted to ~$30.6bn compared to the whole Swiss watch market exports of ~$16bn.
W504 TIL: Mike Merrill has modeled his life after the stock market. He’s issued 1,000 “shares” of himself and life decisions are made by his shareholders’ votes. Some of the life decisions his investors have made for him are his hair color, the car he drives, his love interests, and even his diet.
ADZVx TIL that humans can detect individuals that are blood-related kin through the sense of smell (Olfaction). This is thought to be an evolved defense against incest.
gr1ab TIL During the pandemic, Hollywood actors/actresses "got" together to create a home movie remake of The Princess Bride on Youtube.