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TIL about Orchidelirium: when people in the 1800s went absolutely bananas over orchids, sparking crazy plant heists and ruined fortunes

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xVeLb TIL the first woman elected to Congress voted against entering World War I in 1917, causing her to lose reelection in 1918. Elected again in 1940, she voted against entering World War II in 1941. Following the vote, she was forced to shelter in a phone booth while awaiting police escort.
0w0WM TIL that Aztec Kings had rules for plagues, including “Do not be a fool.”
wBNE TIL that the “we ain’t found shit!” trooper from Spaceballs is Tim Russ, who also played Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager
orko TIL Johnny Depp is blind in one eye
5Vomr TIL there is research by the Japan Psychotronics Institute on the possibility of creating matter from consciousness.