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TIL JFK allegedly smoked weed in the White House, brought by family friend and American socialite Mary Meyer in July of 1962. “Suppose the Russians did something now,” Kennedy said after smoking 3 joints.

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BGrK TIL John Quincy Adams called for the adoption of the metric system in the 1820s.
rRpW4 TIL Evaniidae, better known as Ensign Wasps are a type of wasp which doesn't sting humans and are a sign of roaches living nearby which they prey on by laying eggs in roach eggs and their larvae eats the roach eggs.
LkDYr TIL that in the American Civil War, most battles had two names. The North generally named battles after natural features while the South named based on man-made landmarks/towns near battle. The Northern defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run was a Southern victory at the First Battle of Manassas.
nWya9 TIL: That the Beirut Explosion of August 4th, 2020 is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT and generated an earthquake equivalent to 3.3 in magnitude.
NVN8 TIL George Clooney used to have a pet potebellied pig named “Max”. The pig shared Clooney’s Hollywood Hills home, as well as Clooney’s bed, and frequently made cameos in interviews. He is often credited with saving Clooney’s life by waking him up before the Northridge earthquake on January 16, 1994.