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TIL that "seed laws" are a thing, where you can't use seeds from a plant you bought

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n5bo TIL that in the Spring of 1976, groundskeepers at Anaheim stadium discovered hundreds of marijuana plants growing in the outfield, apparently left by thousands of Who fans who had attended a concert there in the offseason and scattered the seeds everywhere. Angels in the outfield indeed…
LaVr TIL that catapults were used in WWI to throw grenades into enemy trenches.
KYdkJ TIL moles can shrink their brains in the winter
QO8a TIL that while North and South America are technically connected by land, there is a stretch of swamp and forest called the Darién Gap where there are no roads, making it impossible to traverse between the two continents by car
R5bkw TIL some industries in the USA have mandatory retirement ages. Some include pilots in the airline industry at age 65(up from age 60), National Park Rangers at age 57, and Oregon Judges at age 75.