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TIL during prohibition Herbert Hoover would go to the Belgian embassy to have martinis, as it was not illegal to possess alcohol on foreign soil.

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NXZ1M TIL In August 17, 1891, the US govt sponsored bombing clouds to make it rain.
Vkjk TIL there is a 50,000 word novel that does not use the letter “E”
6oAW TIL that during the Vietnam War, American troops would eat small amounts of C4 plastic explosive to get high.
W7dMY TIL at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the opening night lights were automatically activated when the star Arcturus was detected. This star was chosen since its light takes ~40 years to arrive, so the rays landing on Earth had begun their journey ~1893, the year of Chicago's previous World's Fair
x6pa5 TIL New Zealand is the only country that’s allowed to put Hobbit-related images on their currency