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TIL that George Carlin used to smoke pot while he was in the Air force and was court-martialed 3 times

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oLg7 TIL a man in Charlotte, North Carolina spent $1,200 to convert his diesel car to run on vegetable oil. He was fined $1,000 by the state for not paying gasoline taxes, and told he would need to post a $2,500 bond before using the oil
ZE1o TIL Byzantine Emperor Justin I was born a peasant and a swineherd, but rose through the ranks of the army and ultimately became its emperor, in spite of the fact he was illiterate.
0wEwA TIL the left and the right only believe facts that follow their conditioned narrative, and completely silence, deplatform or block truth and factual information they oppose.
ADdLB TIL about the Oka Crisis, when the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, joined by natives from other communities in Canada and the United States, rebelled against an attempt by the local Canadian government to build a golf course over sacred Mohawk land.
e01GL TIL France banned short haul domestic flights where train alternative exists for environmental reasons. A flight from Paris to the same destination can be more than 70 times dirtier in terms of carbon emission than trains while saving few minutes.