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TIL that Marijuana (and hemp) in the US was actively suppressed by some of the richest men in the country to protect their interests in the newsprint and nylon markets.

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pXDZ TIL Howie Mandel was expelled from his high school for impersonating a member of the school board and signing a construction contract to make an addition to his school.
YMZd TIL Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were born in the same year. If alive, they both would be 84
WoZN TIL while filming “Predator,” Jesse Ventura saw in the wardrobe department that his biceps were 1" bigger than Arnold Schwarzenegger’s. He challenged Arnold to a bicep-measuring contest…and lost. Arnold had told the wardrobe department to lie to Ventura so he could win the bet.
p8WKO TIL about the Taylor oil spill which has been going on since 2004 leaking 300-700 barrels a day
KYgoJ TIL the most widely used Language in North America during the 1700s and 1800s was not English or Spanish but a universal form of Sign Language now known as Plains Sign. It allowed natives and colonists to cross language barriers and trade easily.