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TIL that Yuengling sent a truckload of beer to the White House the day Prohibition ended to show their appreciation to President Roosevelt

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88G8 TIL Anonymous has become an child pornography task force, removing 40+ child porn websites in 2011 alone
rRBp4 TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis’ father was the Poet Laureate of the UK
ANpea TIL you should brush your teeth before breakfast or wait 30 minutes after to protect enamel
wj8 TIL in 2008 a Texas schoolgirl was thrown off the cheerleading team for refusing to cheer “put it in” for a football player who raped her.
1OoO TIL Mohammed Hemly, an Egyptian doctor who lived in Nazi Berlin, saved the lives of a Jewish friend and her family by sheltering them in his cabin for 3 years. Years later the Isreali Government gave him an honorific title, but his next of kin rejected the honor, citing Egypt-Israel relations.