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TIL that Terry Pratchett was a Skyrim and Oblivion modder

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b6rmN TIL that around 1730, London was struck by a bizarre epidemic of drunkenness. Almost overnight, spirits became cheaper than beer for the first time in History due to a mix of grain surplus and pro-distillery regulation. The result: years of social unrest on the top of London's rapid urbanization.
gMm7X TIL Nutella contains more sugar than Betty Crocker chocolate frosting.
epWQE TIL that, during WW2, the USA wanted to turn France into a puppet state and abolish its'national sovereignty
0d8gp TIL that the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León was killed after being struck by an arrow poisoned with manchineel sap. A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, "little apple of death". This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most toxic trees in the world.
950D TIL that a dog called Bobbie travelled over 2,500 miles across America to get back to his owners after being accidentally abandoned.