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TIL that until 2011, anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia was considered a foodstuff, not an alcoholic beverage.

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16JLd TIL while filming the Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), the original plan for the ending was to have the characters sing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” It was later changed to “Aude Lang Syne.”
XEEj TIL Qian Zhijun, the Chinese “Little Fatty” that was photoshopped onto movie posters and other various images, eventually actually got into movies and advertisements as a result of the meme’s popularity.
WkWj9 TIL Fred Savage was the first person to host Saturday Night Live who was born after the show’s premier in 1975. He was 13 when he hosted in 1990.
9Yw8M TIL that a “moment” is technically 90 seconds long.
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