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TIL hemp was banned in the 1930’s (U.S.) due to it being competitive with, at the time, newly founded synthetics fibre and plastic industries.

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16w9X TIL that condoms have been used to protect scientific samples from the environment, and to waterproof microphones for underwater recording
6gZ7 TIL a French explorer was marooned for 40 months on an island so remote that it takes a month to reach it today.
x6lJ0 TIL during the Falklands War, the UK considered landing SAS troops in Hercules aircraft directly on the runway of Rio Grande airbase with the aim of destroying Argentina's Super Étendard strike fighters and their anti-ship missiles. The operation also intended to kill the pilots in their quarters.
b6oV4 TIL that Billings, MT has the highest rate of depression in the United States (31% of the population).
QJve TIL a duck will pretend it is injured to distract a hyena and save her kids