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TIL that Frankfurt has a neighborhood w a Mediterranean microclimate, due to sunlight reflected off the river and wind-resistance, where even palms and bananas grow called The Nizza

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0daZv TIL that, thanks to the influence of Anheuser-Busch, Missouri has some of the loosest liquor laws in the US. Open containers in vehicles, drinking in public, and public intoxication are generally legal; gas stations and pharmacies can sell hard liquor; and bars can double as liquor stores.
1a4l4 Today I learned that the word broadcast is actually an agricultural term that describes the process of scattering nutrients or seeds onto the ground indiscriminately.
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b68aj TIL that the 11th century Krak de Chevaliers castle was still effective during the Syrian civil war, being used as a command center and military outpost by anti-Assad rebels and only fell after 133 struck a deal to flee to Lebanon.