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[TIL] Willie Nelson didn’t serve jail for the 7 ounces of pot found by Texas FEDs because when the city jail weighed it, it was 50% lighter and a misdemeanor

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R7k0Q TIL that 17.8% of U.S. Presidents have died while in office
rPJw TIL: a 14 year old boy needed 13L of blood during emergency surgery decided that when he was 18 he was going to start giving blood. Doctors discovered a rare antibody in his blood. He has saved over 2.4 million unborn babies over 5 decades.
OG67X TIL thousands of Enron emails are available online after they were made publicly available when Enron was being investigated by energy regulators
0wXL1 TIL that many ancient statues weren't meant to be white. Over time, the paint on the statues wore off, and were completely colorless upon their discovery. This lead many sculptors to believe that the refined Greeks and Romans left their marble bare intentionally, creating a lasting trend.
jNgmN TIL that people used to live in underground cities in Turkey almost till 1963. Derinkuyu underground city is an example.