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TIL that there is an military grade version of Marijuana called dimethylheptylpyran, and it gets you high for 2 days.

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6Ww7 TIL that every country in the United Nations has signed the “Convention on the Rights of a Child” except Somalia, South Sudan and the United States of America.
5Yd5R TIL that 'The Incredibles' takes place in 1962.
4XBxb TIL of Mary Seacole a Jamaican-born nurse who applied to join Florence Nightingale in Crimea, but was turned down due to her race. Instead of giving up, Seacole sailed to the Crimea at her own expense and set up a hotel to tend to sick and wounded soldiers.
VLAB TIL that a bite from a common tick can cause a permanent anaphylactic meat and milk allergy in people.
grXxA TIL, There is a rare blood group known as ‘h/h’ or ‘Oh’ which was first discovered in 1952 at Mumbai, India (Formerly Bombay), hence christening another name ‘Bombay Blood Group’. This blood is so rare that only 4 in a million would have it globally; however, every 1 in 10,000 have it in Bombay.