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TIL Ecuador uses the USD as their official currency, and prefer using the Sacagawea dollar.

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D1mlj TIL that beer was banned in Iceland until March 1, 1989, which is now celebrated annually as Beer Day. Iceland outlawed all forms of alcohol in 1915, but within 20 years had unbanned all alcoholic beverages except for beer.
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