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TIL: That hops and cannabis are closely related

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09LN TIL that in 2009, Chinese press agencies spoke about a Swedish town called “Chako Paul City”. Men were allegedly banned and all 25,000 residents were sex-craving females who often turned to lesbianism. Although the town didn’t exist, millions of Chinese men still flocked Swedish tourist-companies.
grw88 TIL that the Community College of Denver offers a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Cannabis Science and Operations
m1NNp TIL Donald Mastick accidentally tasted Plutonium and was banned from lab work. Despite this, he earned a physics PhD, started a highly successful interior landscape company, raised a family, and died of natural causes, all with few micrograms of Plutonium in his body.
rRjP1 TIL male octopuses evolved to have detachable penises due to cannibalistic female mating practices
5YdR TIL that there is a conspiracy theory that the Titanic never sunk. Instead, it was her sister ship, the Olympic, and it was an insurance scam.