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TIL Beer was not considered alcohol in Russia until 2013.

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AZ8B TIL the Swiss army accidentally invaded the Liechtenstein, two times.
v1br4 TIlL The 8th Preident of America, Martin Van Buren was married to a Hoes. Hannah Hoes.
1agN8 TIL thanks to a tip from Malcom in the Middle's music clearance officer, Bryan Cranston received quarterly composing checks for his improvised humming and whistling, which the actor used to fund cast parties.
VDpp TIL of Emmett Till, a black teenager who was murdered after allegedly whistling at a white woman. He was so badly disfigured that the only way he could be identified was through his ring. Years later, the woman in question admitted that she fabricated parts of her story.
Lk4o9 TIL The oboe is frequently described as a very difficult instrument to play. Because air is forced at high pressure into the tiny reed, stale air can gather in the lungs, making you feel faint if the air is not expelled quickly