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TIL there is a woman who was given the legal birth name of Marijuana Pepsi Jackson

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XE0LD TIL about the China National Highway 110 traffic jam; a massive traffic jam that slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100 km and lasted for more than 10 days. Drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km per day and some drivers were stuck in the traffic jam for 5 days.
X0vVr TIL Canada's original gothic Parliament Building, including the Victoria Tower, was destroyed by fire in 1916. Only the Library survived intact, by an employee who closed the iron doors connecting the Library to the rest of the building
67oZ TIL the Mount Pelée volcanic eruption destroyed the adjacent city of St. Pierre with pyroclastic flow and only one man survived in place because he had been imprisoned in a poorly ventilated, dungeon-like cell
PRyL TIL Snapple failed to beat the world record for biggest ice pop when 16 tons of frozen juice from a freezer truck melted faster than expected. Spectators fled to higher ground as firefighters hosed away the melted juice.
A4ml TIL The Polish government funded CD Projekt RED, granting them 7 Million US$ to make their upcoming game, Cyberpunk 2077