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TIL George Washington preferred pot to alcohol

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LQ0ev TIL In 1588, Elizabeth I of England’s Navy defeated the Spanish Armada and forced their remaining fleet to sail around England, back to Spain where many ships crashed along the rocky shores of Ireland. On Elizabeth’s orders, thousands of surviving Spaniards were massacred on the beaches of Ireland.
8KlL TIL the most powerful passports are the Swedish, Finish and UK passports. If you are an owner of one of these you are allowed to travel to 173 countries without a visa
eKB6 TIL in 1978, the USS Stein was found to have been attacked by a squid. The ship’s hull suffered cuts over 8% of its surface. From one particularly complete imprint they discovered that the squid was significantly larger than any species of squid that had been discovered at the time.
D9yg TIL There is a robust relationship between increased enjoyment of bitter foods, like black coffee, and heightened sadistic proclivities.
xVYPb TIL of the Mid-Atlantic accent, a combination of American and British English that no one "actually spoke...unless educated to do so", a fashion from the Northeastern US. Christopher Plummer, Katharine Hepburn, FDR, Julia Child, Gore Vidal, Sideshow Bob, and Mark Hamill's Joker are noted examples.