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TIL Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is marketed as a classy beverage in China and can cost up to $44 per bottle. Its advertisements compare the beer to Scotch whisky and French brandy

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kja5 TIL that the head of the Nazi Gestapo never got caught.
4kRnw TIL France is the country with the most time zones
Z8WOQ TIL that in arabic language, Sham means left hand side and Yemen means right hand side, hence the Arabic names of Syria and Yemen as they are on left and right of Saudi Arabia when you face east
E10j7 TIL that in 2002 a Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 lost both its engines mid-flight due to a severe hailstorm. Relying on only its standby instruments due to a faulty APU, the pilots successfully ditched the aircraft into a narrow and twisted portion of the Bengawan Solo River between two bridges.
1aN5r TIL: Prisoners in France do not wear uniforms and are instead provided with 'normal clothes' (i.e. regular civilian clothing). Use of prison uniforms was abolished in 1983.