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TIL Nixon was recorded saying “Every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana is Jewish. What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob”

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9Dl7 TIL Barns traditionally have their red color because farmers used to add rust to linseed oil to prevent fungi, mold, and moss growth.
4k466 TIL: Sperm whales are so named because of a waxy substance known as spermaceti found in their heads. This substance was used in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles in olden days leading to these whales being the primary target of the whaling industry
vePr TIL: That a meteor strike in the Americas caused a tsunami that wiped out villages in Europe in 1014 AD
E87x TIL An inmate on death row pleaded for DNA testing which was denied. After his execution, Virginia refused additional public demand for the test, worried it would confirm that they’d “executed an innocent man.” The evidence was then destroyed.
e0XR5 TIL a 37 meter cat image was found etched on a hillside in Nazca, Peru. The feline geoglyph adds to 100s of Nazca geoglyphs made by removing surface rocks/earth to reveal contrasting earth. Discovered and restored just months ago, archaeologists say the big cat was first made between 200BC - 100 BC.