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TIL the oldest brewery in the world is the Weihenstephan Brewery in Germany, it has been brewing since 768.

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W7EjB TIL The Chinese Spy Balloon flew over the only Uranium Conversion Plant in the United States
Y7J6r TIL on November 23, 1963, former Vice President Richard Nixon wrote a condolence letter to Jackie Kennedy. On January 21, 1964, Mrs. Kennedy sent a thank you note to Nixon, encouraging him to run for the presidency again, as he had lost to Kennedy in 1960.
KO1DG TIL Despite being fourth in total landmass, the United States is first in arable (suitable for growing crops) land, followed by India, Russia, and China
bZlp TIL that in Switzerland it’s LEGAL to download any kind of copyrighted media.
6vLl TIL that in his opposition to the Mexican War Abraham Lincoln said “Military glory,—that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood.”