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TIL Cannabis is the largest cash crop in the U.S., exceeding corn and wheat combined

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PYkBn TIL “the ancient Greeks used spider web clusters to stop bleeding in soldiers. They combined honey and vinegar to clean out the wounds. Then a wad of spider webs would be placed on top and held until the bleeding reduced.”
vxV7 TIL that Voltaire saw Canada as being a useless, frozen wasteland and sarcastically referred it as nothing more than “a few acres of snow”.
kOK7d TIL The guy in the 'Bad Luck Brian' meme pic fully embraced his fame, hired an IP lawyer and capitalized on the meme with clothing, board games, a car commercial, etc. He also has had great luck in his life winning multiple scratch off tickets and drawings.
ep6y6 TIL sonar is lethal. At 235 decibels, the vibrations can rupture your lungs and cause brain hemorrhaging.
GYXZ5 TIL That Rita Hayworth began showing signs of Alzheimer's during her 40s. Even as it worsened, people blamed her behaviour on her heavy drinking. She never got a proper diagnosis until 1979 and upon her death in 1987 at just 68, she would become a major public face for Alzheimer's Awareness.