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TIL that a Gin called Bombay Sapphire was accidentally sold at 77% ABV (154 Proof), instead of it's listed 40% ABV (80 Proof)

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wLnw6 TIL of the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in United States history. The explosion, caused by a ship full of ammonium nitrate catching fire, was so large that the ship's anchor serves as a memorial to the explosion where it landed... a mile and a half inland.
ZpYda TIL Terrence C. Carson, the original voice of Kratos from the God of War series, didn't reprise his role because he wasn't tall enough to fit into the motion caption suits required for the new God of War installments and because of his lack of chemistry with actor, Sunny Suljic, Kratos' son, Atreus
5kJB TIL that in 1923, Frank Hayes became the first ever jockey to win a horse race despite being dead. He died from a heart attack mid-race but somehow his body stayed strapped onto the horse and he crossed the finish line in first place, beating 20-1 odds.
X0mnP TIL immigrants in the United States are legally required to carry their green card or other immigration papers "at all times"
ADjw4 TIL of Kinscem, a Hungarian Thoroughbred mare, who won all of her 54 races in the late 1800s. She remains the winningest Thoroughbred racehorse of all time.