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TIL a Dutch hotel chef was sued by her colleagues after she baked a cannabis-infused space cake for a surprise. Several employees got violently ill from eating the cake, she was fined the equivalent of 800 dollars.

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PooO TIL the US stock of coral snake antivenom technically expired nine years ago, and the FDA has been moving up the expiration date every year through this April.
neNVo TIL in 1972, President Richard Nixon called Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula before the Super Bowl and recommended he run a certain play. The week prior, he reportedly did the same thing with the Washington Redskins. Both teams ran the plays he suggested; both plays failed. Both teams lost.
VBRE8 TIL I learned that the the town of Boring (Oregon, US) established relationship with village of Dull (Scotland, UK) in 2012; the following year they were joined with the Shire of Bland (New South Wales, AU) to form the League of Extraordinary Communities.
4XoP5 TIL Key's matchstick grasshopper, native to Australia, was rediscovered in 2019 after having not seen since 1967. It is flightless, and unlike most other grasshopper species, it is active during the winter. This insect's unique chromosomes were studied extensively by early evolutionary biologists.
wL7yP TIL In 2015 Smashmouth performed at an event where they were pelted with slices of bread from free loaves being handed out by vendors. Their lead singer went on a 3+ minute, profanity-laced rant about how the event was supposed to be family friendly.