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TIL 1% of all electricity consumed in the USA is used in the growing of marijuana

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oRZ5R TIL community or homeowner associations govern some 74 million people nationwide in America
6e8Z TIL: Ben Franklin attempted to abolish slavery in 1790
7n6x TIL that in 532, a conflict between fans of two different sports teams sparked a riot that destroyed half of Constantinople and killed 30,000 people
0doNp TIL - Mauritius has a Species of pigeon called the Pink pigeon, it came very close to extinction in the 20th century however conservation efforts have kept the species alive and growing.
KdKG TIL in the 1960s the USAF brought cats into a weightless environment