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TIL Billionaire Peter B. Lewis, chairman of Progressive Insurance, has donated over $2.3 million towards marijuana legalization

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xVB1w TIL that embassies are not sovereign territory of their associated countries, contrary to popular belief.
jNBgN TIL that in 2004 police discovered a movie theater in the Paris Catacombs. It was equipped with a giant cinema screen, seats, projection equipment, film reels, a fully stocked bar and a complete restaurant with tables and chairs. Its power source and the identity of those responsible remain unknown.
KOlxQ TIL of Harry Daghlian, a 24 year-old physicist with the Manhattan Project. He accidentally dropped a brick into the centre of a plutonium core and exposed himself to a lethal dose of radiation, dying 25 days after the accident.
690y7 TIL the first video to mention China on YouTube is also the first UFO video ever on the platform
epDxD TIL Terry Bradshaw, former NFL quarterback, suffered from post-game anxiety attacks and “frequent crying”