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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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GYjwN TIL Marco Pierre White was the first ever Chef in England to get 3 Michelin Stars at the young age of 32 in 1994. White announced his retirement from the kitchen in 1999 and returned all his Michelin Stars
PbjJ TIL meth is offered as casually as a cup of tea in North Korea. There is little stigma attached to meth use - some take it to treat colds or boost their energy; students take it to work late. The drug also helps curb appetites in a country where food is scarce.
6MwX TIL of Albino Redwoods - Unable to produce chlorophyll, it must join roots with another redwood to survive. Only 60 samples are known.
KY6b4 TIL that the Ark of the Covenant, if constructed as described in the Bible, would actually function as an electrical capacitor storing and discharging static electricity
x4b5 TIL Violent crime in the US and Europe was at its highest in areas with the most lead pollution. Violent crime peaked 20 years after lead additives in petrol and paint were banned, before declining thereafter.