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TIL China invented modern electronic cigarette, while they were victims of imported opium two centuries ago

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pNPe TIL That 3% of the total power in California is used to grow indoor cannabis.
yX9V TIL that there are 2 McDonalds in the US that serve pizza.
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reNW TIL Sean Smith, one of the Americans killed in the Benghazi attack, was a leading player known as ‘Vile Rat’ in EVE Online. On the day of his death, Smith typed a message online; “Assuming we don’t die tonight. We saw one of our 'police’ that guard the compound taking pictures.”
KOxLE TIL: That a retreating Austrian army of 3000 men accidentally encountered Napoleon leading a force of only 1200 French in the middle of the night. Napoleon tricked the Austrians into thinking his entire army was present and captured the larger force without as single shot being fired.