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TIL pistachio is highly flammable when stored in large quantities and can spontaneous combust

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9Y9X6 TIL the Canadian Medical Association voted in support of a ban of Mixed Martial Arts in Canada. They argued from a physician responsibility standpoint they could not overlook activities which cause injury and trauma to Canadians. They had previously come out against Boxing for similar reasons.
0NAA TIL - The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of it everyday.
X0m1Q TIL ‘Modern’ victim activated Land Mines first saw widespread use by Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War
p8p4Z TIL the Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" was written about a real boxer convicted of murder in a racially-biased prosecution, and the popularity of the song and the funds Dylan raised from performing it at benefits (eventually) resulted in the conviction behind vacated and the charges being dropped.
8egBa TIL At dawn on Friday October 13, 1307, the soldiers of King Philip IV had all Templars found in France captured.