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TIL: Special Monopoly sets helped tens of thousands of Allied POWs escape in WWII

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ZP1R TIL that regular marijuana users are less likely to be obese, even after adjusting for other factors that could influence body fat and health. (Pot is an appetite stimulant, but an ingredient in marijuana has been shown to aid in dieting; at high doses it nearly tripled weight loss versus placebo.)
e06D6 TIL Upon learning of Bill Paxton's death, a number of storm chasers paid tribute to his Twister role by spelling out his initials via the Spotter Network.
XEJxE TIL 30% of Americans don't drink alcohol at all, 60% drink less than 1 drink a week. The top 10% drink ~74 drinks a week.
jNxGR TIL: By the time the last wooly mammoths went extinct, the Great Pyramid of Giza was already 500 years old.
YpGxB TIL blond hair among the dark-skinned indigenous people of the Solomon Islands is caused by homegrown genetic variants distinct from the gene that leads to blond hair in Europeans.