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TIL that beer brewing was officially introduced into the early Australian colony in a bid to reduce the level of drunkeness (mainly from rum)

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J1QKV TIL the famous photo of Marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima taken on Feb. 23, 1945, was actually the second flag raised there that day. AP photographer Joe Rosenthal missed the first raising because he was "still climbing up the mountain at the time"
yQRVM TIL that Steve McQueen and Keith Moon (drummer for The Who) were neighbors. Their relationship soured after Moon came to McQueen's house once, broke in, got bit by McQueen's dog, and bit the dog back. The conflict stopped after McQueen blew out a light that Moon kept on to annoy him with a shotgun.
rNkny TIL dogs are cleaner than beards
XEWLj TIL that the inventor of the X-Ray never patented his accidental discovery due to the obvious benefits to medical applications.
GE51 TIL of the 209 NASCAR races Danica Patrick has participated in she has never won a race.