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TIL that SNL cast member Cecily Strong was expelled from high school for bringing marijuana to school.

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GAArE TIL in 1996, A group of UFO conspiracy theorists from Long Island, New York led by a retired court bailiff had stolen radioactive materials and planned to assassinate Suffolk County politicians with deadly toothpaste, to expose the existence of aliens.
NXmjJ TIL That in 1958 Mao Zedong ordered the killings of all sparrows. The mindless war on birds unleashed terrible plagues, exacerbated the great famine, created a fatal chapter in chinas history. And underscored why respect for animals is the path to freedom.
evBL TIL The advertising executive that first used sex appeal in ads was a female, and a member of the suffragette movement.
9YJg7 TIL the 1926 Ohio/Indiana border town of College Corner had a high school football team that went 30-2, the team was made up of Miami University football players
rNnw0 TIL that the bird we call “turkey” in English is named "Hindi" in Turkey and "Peru" in portuguese.