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TIL that despite promoting Traditional Chinese medicine, Mao never used it himself and didn't believe it actually worked

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VMGK8 TIL the FBI has struggled to hire hackers because of the FBI hiring rule that the applicant must not have used marijuana during the last 3 years.
OvlY TIL that the developers of ‘Star Trek’(2009) hosted a screening in Austin publicized as that of 'The Wrath of Khan’. A few minutes into Khan, the film appeared to melt and Leonard Nimoy appeared on stage with the hosts, asking the audience, “wouldn’t you rather see the new movie?” before a preview.
4krRX TIL that it used to be a requirement for people in the United States to submit to a blood test when they were applying for marriage licenses. The last state to get rid of this mandatory testing was Montana in 2019.
e0vyL TIL the myth of the man-eating piranha was started as part of a spectacle to impress Theodore Roosevelt
7r1GM TIL being in the US Congress was originally considered a civic duty and only paid $5,000