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TIL that during the 1920s, Guinness was recommended to pregnant women due to the perceived high iron content of the drink

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9Jkr TIL that in 1976 a musical comedy porno of Alice in Wonderland was made in an attempt to make a “high budget” porn film.
DQwKP TIL that Wyoming spends $136,000 on each prison inmate annually, while Mississippi spends $18,410. The average state spends $45,771.
EX4P TIL the inventor who first powered a vehicle using steam had his designs stolen from him, died destitute, and was buried in a pauper’s pit.
gWRb TIL the longest coma ever recorded is 37 years and 111 days.
5jRQ TIL that “Warranty Void if removed” stickers and clauses are illegal under a federal law passed in 1975 called the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The law says that you can open your electronics without voiding the warranty, regardless of what the warranty says.