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TIL Whoopi Goldberg co-founded a company that makes medical marijuana products for women seeking relief from menstrual cramps. Goldberg says she was inspired to go into business by “a lifetime of difficult periods and the fact that cannabis was literally the only thing that gave me relief”.

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kJl14 TIL: The British lost the cure for scurvy and had to rediscover it
yV0OX TIL In 1920s Paris, artist Waldo Peirce gifted his concierge a turtle and, as a prank, secretly swapped it for several progressively larger ones, convincing her its growth was a miracle. Once the neighborhood marveled, he reversed the prank, using the same turtles, leaving her utterly baffled.
P1E7V TIL the band Sister 7 was originally called “Little Sister. After being threatened with a dispute claim by a band from Boston with the same name, the band changed their name to Sister 7 to reflect that there were 6 other bands with the name “Little Sister”
OoX84 TIL mahaska was a 1920s slang for gun and the origin is unclear.
o0lL TIL a man survived 3 days in an air pocket after his ship sunk in 100 foot waters, and was rescued by a diving team searching for bodies.