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TIL lawyer Russel T. Tansie filed a suit against God and won because God "failed to turn up in court"

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wajP TIL despite being commonly thought as being nothing but a desert, Arizona has the largest contiguous pine tree forest in the world
bx7N TIL “420” did not originate as police code for marijuana use but for “juvenile disturbance”. The use of “420” for marijuana started in 1971 at San Rafael High School, where it indicated the time, 4:20 pm, when a group of students would go to smoke under the statue of Louis Pasteur
8K9P TIL If our planet was 50% larger in diameter, we would not be able to venture into space, at least using rockets, due to how the fuel requirements for rockets scale.
g4Ay TIL that ancient Greeks invented the modern shower using piped water. Rich and poor used large locker-room showers with bars to hang up clothing. Ancient Romans did the same, bringing showers to as far as England. The systems and habits of bathing every day disappeared after the fall of Rome.
gLbL TIL that after using the restroom, orthodox Jews recite a blessing in which they thank God for giving us all buttholes