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TIL that beer was considered a “soft drink” in Russia until 2011

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QoA9 TIL that Senator Daniel Webster turned down two offers to be vice president by William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor because he thought the office was a dead-end position. Both these presidents then died in office.
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