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TIL Minnesota has a state muffin... by law

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9jR7 TIL L'appel du vide (“the call of the void”) describes the urge to engage in destructive behaviors, like swerving into oncoming traffic or jumping off a cliff
M7ZLm TIL a Wells Fargo employee named Denise Ann Prudhomme was found dead at her desk 4 days after she had last scanned her badge to get into work. She was discovered when another employee walking by noticed that she was "slumped over" in her chair. Her death was ruled "a natural, sudden cardiac death."
4kEKX TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.
WeyL TIL Roger Ebert considers Armageddon (1998) to be one of his most hated films. He said it was “an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained.”
kNX1 TIL in 2013, Jennifer Friede, a Denver marijuana activist who had long championed marijuana as being safer than alcohol, died after getting fatally hit by a drunk driver.