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TIL in 1999, a farmer got sentenced to death in the Philippines for growing seven plants of cannabis

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xVJB5 TIL of Northwest Airlines Flight 188. The pilots got distracted and overflew their destination by 150 miles.
OK9R TIL zoo keepers in England had to learn French in order to speak to baboons coming from a french zoo, because the animals didn’t respond to english commands.
R77G7 And is it already too late?!
awjgb TIL a dog was once inducted as an official crew member of a Norwegian fighting ship during World War 2. The canine was known for breaking up fights amongst his crew-mates by putting his paws on their shoulders and calming them down. The much-loved dog was buried with full military honors.
woKRE TIL: Stevie Wonder was about to play at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert when his synclavier hard disc went missing. He refused to play, so unknown Tracy Chapman hurried on stage to perform for a 2nd time that day. She sold 2 million albums and Fast Car went Top 10 worldwide after the concert.