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TIL Morgan Freeman is a casual marijuana smoker, and has been quoted saying “never give up the ganja”.

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GAQ64 TIL Germany still legally recognizes "Aryan certificates" that were issued by the Nazi government from 1933 to 1945.
w5aJ TIL Whitney Houston Lip Synced her 1991 Superbowl rendition of the U.S. National Anthem. The performance is frequently considered one of the best anthems in history but her microphone was turned off and a pre-recorded version was played.
KkEB TIL A guy dressed up as an armored truck driver and tricked Walmart into giving him $75,000.
XEjb8 TIL in order not to pay gas guzzler taxes for its US-made fleet, Ford made the Crown Victoria in Canada, so that it would count towards the imported fleet, where its low MPG rating was balanced out by the fuel-efficient Festiva.
4X77X TIL During filming of "A Bridge Too Far" (1977) the Dutch authorities would only shut down Nijmegen Bridge to film for 1 hour during a Sunday. The crew had to get the footage in that hour or else pay $125,000 a day to keep Robert Redford on set; hence it became known as the "Million Dollar Hour".