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TIL Muggles is an old 1920’s term for marijuana

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XEPb6 TIL about the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab science kit, arguably the most dangerous toy, which included four small jars of uranium
e0jPb TIL that One of the most famous figures tied to Egypt, Cleopatra VII, was actually Greek.
Mya TIL that Crown Royal, Johnnie Walker, Jeb, Windsor Premier, Buchanan’s, Bushmills, Smirnoff, Ketel One, Cîroc, Bailey’s, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tangueray, and Guinness are all owned by the same company.
j6LkR TIL about Iron Mountain a company that operates massive Data centers. They have like 1400 worldwide including underground facilities in former limestone mines which makes them highly secure and energy efficient.
jNxgM TIL That the first Boeing 747 to fly a commercial route was also the first to be hijacked, 9 months after it flew its maiden commercial flight. 7 years later, it was also one of the planes destroyed in the Tenerife Airport Disaster.