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TIL that Seth MacFarlane was only 24 when he made Family Guy

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oReMo TIL: Aimo Koivunen was the first documented case of a soldier overdosing on meth during combat. During WW2, feeling tied he took his squad's entire supply of Army issued Pervitin (meth). He then entered a state of delirium, hit a land mine, and subsisted on pine buds and one bird for a week.
VM09G TIL when Fat'h Ali became Shah of Persia in 1797, he was given a set of the Encyclopædia Britannica's 3rd edition, which he read completely; after this feat, he extended his royal title to include "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica".
aypN TIL that it is illegal for Federal Employees to possess or use marijuana under any circumstances, even for medicinal use or if they live in a state that allows it.
VjAG TIL the Chinese Fortune Cookie is almost completely unheard of in China. The few places that do, label them as “Genuine American Fortune Cookies.”
OLgY TIL that the UK govt has created a tax called the “Google Tax” to stop corporates diverting funds abroad to reduce tax liability.