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TIL One of the Symptoms of Quitting Marijuana is Unusually Vivid, More Intense Dreams

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6RW8 TIL John Pemberton died a pennyless morphine addict after selling the rights to his alcohol-free morphine alternative, ‘Coca-Cola’, a formula he said “some day will be a national drink”.
kOLEW TIL that Nokia has existed since 1865. They started as a papermill and even produced toilet at one stage. The original toilet paper is still on display in a museum in Finland.
YQ9r TIL: The constitutions of 7 states (AR,MD,MS,NC,SC,TN,TX) specifically ban atheists from holding public office
Z8woD TIL that nobody wanted to buy the Ford Pinto during its launch in Brazil in the 1970s. The company then realized that "pinto" is actually portuguese slang for "small male genitalia".
6A67 TIL that, under the original Articles of Confederation, Canada was given an opportunity to join the United States.