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TIL bourbon can only be made in the US.

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PYK9J TIL about Hemigrapsus estellinensis, an extinct species of crab that lived solely in a small saltwater spring in the Texas panhandle, 500 miles from the ocean. Probably a relic of the Pleistocene Era, the species was wiped out when the U.S. Army built a dike around the spring in 1964.
lLEr TIL that Fred Savage directed 19 of episodes of Its Always Sunny
oQvW TIL I learned that the son of a high ranking DPRK diplomat who recently defected was an avid CounterStrike player and had the handle “North Korea is Best Korea”
GYoN1 TIL of Alex Zanardi, a Formula One driver who lost both of his legs in a major crash in 2001. After, he designed and built his own custom prosthetics for racing. He started racing again in specialised touring cars. He also took up handcycling, and won medals in both the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics.
GkM1 TIL in 1970, Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen against an conservative, ex-military Republican incumbent. Thompson shaved his head totally bald, so he could refer to the competing party, who was sporting a close-cropped crewcut, as ‘my longhaired opponent’ in speeches and interviews.