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TIL until a Supreme Court ruling in 1976, women in some states could buy beer at age 18. Men had to wait until 21.

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o8NA TIL of the “American Hippo Bill,” a 1910 plan to introduce hippos to the bayous of Louisiana in order to control populations of water hyacinth (an invasive plant species) and provide a source of meat. The bill fell just short of being passed.
WkZ6N TIL Swedish elk (moose to North Americans) get drunk on fermenting apples and sometimes get stuck in trees
gMdWA TIL why Magikarp evolves to Gyarados. It is based on an ancient asian legend where a koi overcomes a waterfall and is rewarded by turning into a golden dragon.
epQYg TIL that people who experience "vicarioius embarassment" (feeling embarrased just observing someone else in an embarassing situation) have the same physical reactions in their nervous system as if they are the subject of the embarassing situation
Lp1p TIL Nicolas Cage owned a pet octopus and claimed it helped with his acting.