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TIL Laphroaig scotch whisky was legal in the US during prohibition because the authorities thought it was so foul tasting no one would ever want to get drunk off it

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LLbr TIL Church of Scientology leader, David Miscavige is only on level OT VII. (OT VIII is the highest level). He has not been audited since 1993, and his (now missing) wife, Shelley Miscavige, was concerned he was going to leave Scientology
9YED7 TIL many organ donation recipients report new traits and tendencies (such as food cravings) that they share with their donor.
yoop TIL Michael Chiklis Went Bald at Age 20 Because Of A Mishap With Theater Makeup
pkwO TIL when de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO and ordered all US troops out, Secretary of State Dean Rusk asked him for clarification, “Does your order include the bodies of American soldiers in France’s cemeteries?”
R5v57 TIL about 55 Water Street, an office building in Lower Manhattan with 3.2 million sq ft. of office space owned by Retirement Systems of Alabama the pension fund for Government employees in Alabama.