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TIL in 2016 archaeologists discovered the first incidence of cannabis being used as a “shroud” covering in a human burial. The 2,400 year old tomb also contained 13 complete cannabis plants, suggesting that it was locally grown along the Silk Road.

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7e8O TIL that Vermont abolished slavery in 1777, while still an independent nation. This means Vermont was both the first state, and the first nation in the Americas to abolish the institution of slavery.
kdJ1 TIL sand from the Sahara is blown by the wind all the way to the Amazon, recharging its minerals. The desert literally fertilizes the rainforest.
GRg5 TIL that Ryan Holle is currently serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for lending his car to a friend who committed a murder despite having no other involvement.
PYGrG TIL a California HS teacher designed an experiment/demonstration to explain how the German population could accept the actions of the Nazi regime during WWII. It lasted 5 days and grew from just his class of 30 to over 200 students.
OoR7R TIL that Jackass Stuntman 'Steve-O' was a test subject in a study about Ractopamine, an animal feed additive that, as of 2014, was banned in 160 countries