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TIL In 1935 Krueger’s Cream Ale and Krueger’s Finest Beer were the first beers sold to the public in cans. It was done after a can company offered to install the machines with no charge if the cans weren't successful. They were immediately popular, getting a 91% approval rating with the public.

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vYjD TIL that the number 17 (XVII) was deemed ‘unlucky’ by the Romans and Italians because the Roman numeral was an anagram for VIXI, meaning 'I lived,’ a reference to one’s own death. Thus, Italian buildings do not have a 17th floor and so forth.
epVLL TIL the Great Bengal famine of 1769-71 killed 10 million people in India under Company rule. The population of Bengal declined by around a third.
9YQXD TIL After learning of MLK's death, RFK delivered a speech in the "heart of the African-American Ghetto of Indianapolis," informing the people of his death and attempting to keep the peace, as well. Indianapolis was one of the few cities that did not riot that night, thanks in part to RFK's speech.
bL94 TIL An episode of South Park had to add a disclaimer, “this is what Scientologists actually believe”, after depicting an alien(Xenu) that Scientologists believe in so that people didn’t think it was satire
QX09 TIL coconut crabs are suspected of hiding Amelia Earhart’s remains.