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TIL Meteorites that fell to Earth during a meteor shower in July of 2011 have been confirmed to be from Mars

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1dy4 TIL Passengers on the Mayflower were allotted a gallon of beer each per day. Given that beer at the time was 5-6% alcohol, one could presume the Pilgrims were inebriated more often than not.
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