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TIL there is a black market for beer

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WkXkY TIL that "Cracklin Rosie" is actually a bottle of wine. Neil Diamond got the idea for the song from an old folk story about an Indian tribe with more men than women. The guys who didn't have girls would spend time with the bottle.
l79K7 TIL Americans are actually really stupid people, most of them think America is the world. Can’t name any other country and some can’t even point to where America is. Absolute joke of a country
1OrD TIL that Vasily Zaytsev, a Soviet sniper with over 242 confirmed kills and 500 rumoured kills, became so good at shooting due to his peasant childhood; his family was too poor to afford many bullets, and hence he was forced to learn to take one shot per animal.
4XjOw TIL scholars have found that however far back in time "The Age of Chivalry" is searched for in the historical record, it is always further in the past
oROoW TIL Seeking the secret to immortality, Genghis Khan became familiar with a Taoist sage. The Monk politely suggested that the Khan should try to steer his subjects to be less murderous and asked him to stop hunting, arguing that all life is precious. The Khan agreed...he stopped hunting for 2 months