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TIL Beer was banned in Iceland until 1989-Iceland went through a prohibition of beer which began in 1915. Every March 1st, the country celebrates “Bjórdagurinn” or “Beer Day” commemorating the end of a 74-year beer ban.

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woJ0o TIL that modern cars have two air filters, and one is the Cabin Air Filter that’s behind the glove box. It affects HVAC systems.
1Ybd TIL that in 1982, Joe Strummer (frontman of The Clash) was pressured by his manager to go into hiding in Texas as a publicity stunt for the band’s upcoming tour. Strummer instead decided to genuinely disappear to France for months, where he “dicked around” and ran the Paris Marathon.
a845M TIL sci-fi author Issac Asimov contracted HIV in 1983 through a blood transfusion.
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Z85QQ TIL animator Hayao Miyazaki was an absentee father. Growing up, his son Goro's main exposure to his father was through Hayao's work. Hayao later walked out on his son's film and refused to recognize him as a grown man.