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TIL that "Mountain Dew" was originally slang for mountain-brewed moonshine. And the soda was originally sold as a whiskey chaser.

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b9XW4 TIL During the Revolutionary War the Americans received aid not just from the French, but also from the Spanish. The Prime Minister of Spain wrote "the fate of the colonies interests us very much, and we shall do for them everything that circumstances permit"
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