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TIL Canadian Club has been hiding whiskey cases in remote locations since 1967. It took 10 years to find the first one on Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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rNdko TIL that Groucho Marx had several “last words” before his death. Some had thought it was “either I’m dead or my watch has stopped,” whilst others believed it to be “die, my dear? why that’s the last thing I’ll do!” His actual last words were “this is no way to live.”
9V8M TIL Vince Lombardi was very anti-prejudice and once told his assisants, regarding gay player Ray McDonald, “If I hear one of you people make reference to his manhood, you’ll be out of here before your ass hits the ground.”
Yr6A TIL Cats ‘play’ with their prey to ensure that the prey is weak enough to be killed without endangering the cat.
8e6OG TIL the largest newborn ever recorded was "Babe", a 22-lb and 28-inch boy born in Seville, OH on Jan. 19, 1879. Sadly he only lived 11 hours. His parents, Anna Haining Bates and Martin Van Buren Bates, were both almost 8 feet tall.
e0Jg TIL that, during Prohibition, alcohol was legal if it was used for religious purposes. This lead to many bootleggers posing as rabbis, who sold sacramental champagne, creme de menthe, and brandy.