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TIL Muggles is an old 1920’s term for marijuana

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GYYNg TIL that "shooting fish in a barrel" is considered easy because the bullet impact causes the water pressure in the barrel to change suddenly, killing every fish instantly.
awvN9 TIL that 'GropeCunt Lane' was a popular English street name in the middle ages, and was named so because of the level of prostitution going on within that particular area
Y7vxP TIL Section 746 of the 2010 US Dodd–Frank Act, prohibiting securities trading based on non-public info misappropriated from a government source, is called the "Eddie Murphy Rule." The term comes from the 1984 film Trading Places, where characters used insider info to short-sell frozen orange juice.
4XAQX TIL a Korean Canadian rapper based in Seoul recieved death threats and harassment from a group of over 100,000 netizens who refused to believe he completed an undergrad and masters at stanford in 4 years despite proof. This resulted in the groups American-based leader being criminally charged.
8eL TIL Ben Stein ardently opposes evolution, going so far to call it “a painful, bloody chapter in the history of ideologies.”