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TIL there was a time when cocaine was praised and prized by the Pope.

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4X6y6 TIL of the Brocken Spectre, an atmospheric condition in which the sun casts a person’s shadow onto fog or clouds, making the shadow appear enormous, otherworldly, and ringed with a rainbow halo.
d8gjK TIL of the Oakalla Prison Farm a prison farm in Burnaby, BC. Opened in 1912 it was initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women. By the 1950s, the population was well over 1000. A working farm, the prison had its own dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. Riots in the 80s caused its closure.
woO7Y TIL that listed among the most secure places in the world, alongside Fort Knox and Area 51, is a parking garage in Derby, England.
p8jw4 TIL of Aphonopelma johnnycashi, a Tarantula species discovered in 2015 near Folsom Prison California named after Johnny Cash, whose song, "Folsom Prison Blues", made it famous. The males of the species are usually black coinciding with Cash's nickname "The Man in Black".
rMk0 TIL using data from Toronto, researchers found having more trees on your block has health benefits akin to $10,000 raise or being seven years younger.