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TIL: Hemp fiber bags (a cannabis variant) is a cheap, clean, strong, light and time-tested material that can replace plastic bags.

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QJV1k TIL California's Central Valley was home to the largest freshwater lake this side of the Great Lakes (three times the size of Lake Tahoe). Over the past century it disappeared.
nekY7 TIL that James Bond has slept with 52 women- 10 fewer than George Costanza according to the Seinfeld wiki
vPEkK TIL: Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV
vPpZB TIL from the 1940s-1970s, pinball was banned in some of the biggest cities in the US due to claims that it was a mafia-run gambling scheme that corrupted the youth. It wasn’t until 1976, when an expert demonstrated in court that pinball was a game of skill & not luck, that the ban in NYC was lifted.
kOO11 TIL during the 51 day siege by the FBI on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, the FBI used sleep deprivation to try to force the suspects out. This included around the clock broadcasts of jet planes, screams from rabbits being slaughtered and “These boots were made for walking”