› added 4 years ago

205

TIL both House Bill and Senate Bill 420 are of matters relating to marijuana. HR 420 is about Marijuana Regulation, while SB 420 is about Marijuana Taxation.

Read more congress.gov

via reddit.com

QJ1vX TIL there's a beach in Finistère polluted since 1983 by Garfield telephones coming out of a sunk container
R7rL6 TIL that the very first Medal of Honor recipient, Pvt. Jacob Parrott, received the honor in 1863 after stealing a train just north of Atlanta and riding it north to the TN border. Along the way, they destroyed track switches and cut telegraph lines, severely limiting Confederate communications.
WGY9 TIL: When Weird Al Yankovic, who is vegan, was asked how he can rationalize performing at events such as the Great American Rib Cook-Off, he replied, “The same way I can rationalize playing at a college even though I’m not a student anymore.”
75ax TIL 92 of the 100 oldest People currently alive are Female
0OYy TIL that the flag of Saudi Arabia is never flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning, as lowering it is considered blasphemous.