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TIL that Rodney Dangerfield smoked pot at the White House during the Reagan administration.

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jVEM TIL, 30 years ago on this day Sept. 26th 1983. A Russian Colonel named Stanislav Petrov, now known as The man who saved the world, averted WW3. A Soviet early warning satellite detected nuclear launches from the US. Petrov trusted his instincts that the computers were malfunctioning and did nothing.
4k1lJ TIL in the 1970’s, a shipment company was denied a loan needed to keep the company afloat so the owner took their last $5,000 to Vegas. Playing Blackjack, Fred Smith ended up with $25,000, which was enough to cover the fuel bill and keep FedEx going for another week.
PYdVV TIL Marijuana flowers are either male or female. Many marijuana plants have either only male or only female flowers, but some have both on the same plant.
J1KM4 TIL that in 1690, a Swedish man was executed for having sex with a “bergrå” (a mountain nymph).
ANrDd TIL that the longest musical performance in history is being held in a church in Germany, and it's set to last 639 years. The piece, "As Slow As Possible" by John Cage, began in 2001 and will end in 2640.