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TIL the US government poisoned alcohol as a deterrent during prohibition. This backfired when people didn’t stop and thousands of people died before prohibition ended.

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9YQrB TIL despite a heart condition and arthritis that forced him to use a cane, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. led the assault on Utah Beach, becoming the only general to land with the first wave of D-Day. When his craft drifted a mile off target, he told his men, "We’ll start the war from right here!"
0wxmv TIL in the 1920s in Los Angeles, most hotels prohibited women from checking in without a male chaperone, making it unsafe for females traveling to LA solo. Hotel Figueroa was opened in 1926 funded by women making it the largest hotel for women professionals to gather in a safe environment.
yVboV TIL of Veryovkina Cave. At 2,223 meters (7,257 ft) deep, it is the deepest-known cave on Earth. In 2021, the body of a "tourist" was found 1,100 metres (−3,600 ft) down
oByBY TIL The real origin of the Mercedes-Benz logo. I was aware of the meaning of the 3 pointed star, but not the rest.
AGAo TIL that there is a search engine specifically for porn searches, developed by former Google employees!