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TIL that some researchers in Antarctica grow marijuana there

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GY1XN TIL that in the 1920s and 30s, Goo Goo Clusters were advertised as “a nourishing lunch for a nickel” because the main health concern at the time was caloric intake, and candy was seen as a form of inexpensive nourishment.
woEDE TIL: Chuck Feeney (who died today) donated over $8B over his lifetime, nearly the entirety of his wealth, and mostly anonymously
OoJ8X TIL trilobite eyes were unlike those of any other known animal. Their compound eyes had lenses made of calcite crystals rather than protein.
Me5b TIL there was a “lost” tribe of Pintupi Aboriginals who first saw a white person in 1984. At their first meeting, the white man invited them into a Toyota and went for a joyride in the desert while listening to Australian rock band Midnight Oil.
XRvk TIL there’s a computer virus called the Zipbomb that is 42kb in size but 4.5pb when unpacked, rendering any machine totally useless in the process