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TIL heavy malt taxation during the Napoleonic wars caused Scotch distilleries to use more raw grains; unintentionally increasing the quality.

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J1Y8j TIL that Kmart is actually still VERY alive and well in Australia and NZ. They use the old, old logo and must not be affiliated with Sears/Kmart in US, and apparently do very well.
aNBN TIL that there exists a planet between Mars and Jupiter known as Ceres. It’s a dwarf planet, like Pluto, and may contain water and an atmosphere.
rNEKy TIL Doctor Who was indirectly responsible for responsible for Patrick Stewart's success in sci-fi television and film, after having a conversation with Lalla Ward (Romana II in the show) in a lift in 1980 about why she would do television over theatre full-time.
4JQ5 TIL that Stephen Hawking is the only person who has portrayed himself in Star Trek. Specifically, in a poker game between Hawking, Einstein, Newton, and Data.
45JR TIL radiocarbon dating will no longer work independently on fossils and artifacts post-WW2 due to residual radiation resulting nuclear arms testing. Future archeologists will not be able to date our remains using only carbon dating.