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TIL that regular cannabis use in genetically predisposed or at-risk populations, leads to earlier diagnosis of psychosis/schizophrenia

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w1OW TIL an Islamic religious authority blamed women who dress immodestly for causing earthquakes. In response a blogger organized Boobquake, an event where 200,000 women wore immodest clothing in a light-hearted scientific experiment to produce an earthquake.
woJWW TIL the Empire State Building was referred to as the Empty State Building during the Great Depression. One original tenant, a jeweler, had a place there from 1931 to 2008
0wDR5 TIL that in 1915 a man by the excellent of name Cecil Chubb went to an auction to buy some furniture for his wife. He came back as the owner of Stonehenge for £6600. According to local legend, his wife would’ve rather had the furniture.
D1Vdg TIL in 1997, Texas commissioners tried to designate “heaven-o” as their county’s official greeting. The reason, “hello” contains “hell”.
6nmW TIL 12 Capuchin monkeys were given one token a day to be used toward buying fruit. Not long after the study began, one monkey was observed giving his token to a female monkey in exchange for sex. The token was then handed over and immediately used to buy a grape.