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grwy7 TIL In the 1920s, architect Robert Hugman envisioned San Antonio would have tour boats like the gondolas of Venice with Spanish design and a shopping district called Romula. After construction began in 1939, the River Walk only became commercially successful in 1970
N7Rm1 TIL when Dr. Joyce Brothers was a contestant on The $64,000 Question the show’s sponsor Revlon tried to get rid of her because she didn’t wear makeup on air. She was asked increasingly obscure questions but was able to answer them all correctly and became the show’s first woman to win the top prize.
D1Q8D TIL - The stormtrooper, who was mindtricked by Rey, was Daniel Craig
boDj TIL That Jews put god on trial during the holocaust, and found him guilty
wLj8M TIL: In Medieval England, women dominated the brewing industry, which was mostly ale. Some became extremely rich, operating many establishments. By the late 15th century, beer brewing techniques from the Netherlands destroyed the ale brewing business.