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TIL Belgium is barely the size of New Jersey, but is home to about 125 breweries.

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6A7X TIL some theorize that dogs like squeaky toys because it mimics the sound of their screaming, dying prey.
XEkvP TIL Daniel Craig credited the Austin Powers films with the serious tone of modern Bond films saying that they made it "impossible to do the gags" and "we had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers fucked us."
R9a TIL there existed a translucent form of concrete that’s 30% lighter than regular cement, and comes in a variety of colors.
5lAr TIL that a Roman merchant who sold fake jewels was sentenced to face a lion in the arena. When the gate finally opened, a chicken walked out. Emperor Gallienus proclaimed “He practiced deceit and then had it practiced on him.”
JdKQ TIL that UPS drivers only turn right when possible. This move saved them 20.4 million miles in one year and reduced CO2 emissions by 20,000 tons.