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TIL in 1987, in Brazil, a ship carrying 22tons of weed in 3lb cans dumped all of it in the sea after being chased by Brazilian authorities. The cans were carried to the coastline by the tides, and most ended up being found (and used) by locals. This event came to be known as "The Summer of the Cans"

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PYAMJ TIL Dolph Lundgren aka Drago has a masters degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney(‘82)and Royal Institute of Technology(‘80). He received a fulbright scholarship to MIT(‘83). He’s European Champion in Karate (‘81) and has an IQ of 160.
x6KY7 TIL an Iron Man scene was taken from Robert Downey Jr.' s own life when the character he played, Tony Stark, screamed for a cheeseburger and then determined he would stop manufacturing WMD; Downey had years before determined to give up drugs after eating a "disgusting" Burger King hamburger.
oXAY TIL 88% of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere
WNro TIL after Olga of Kiev’s husband got murdered, she went after the culprits and not only obliterated the whole family through ruse and deceit, but also destroyed their city. With pigeons.
kORVB TIL in 841 Irish King Maelsechnaill I had disguised a bunch of warriors as women to tempt Norsemen into an orgy so they could then assassinate them.