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TIL that every Democratic nominee for President since 1976 is still alive

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69NPQ TIL that Smokey The Bear had received so many gifts of honey and letters that he had to have his own Zip Code.
b6lPN TIL the crawfish farming industry in Louisiana grew after rice farmers began breeding them in their rice fields. They realized that they could farm crawfish throughout the year without it affecting their rice. It also served as an extra source of income for them.
6E7Em TIL that according to a leaked Warner Bros. receipt, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lost $167 million USD despite grossing $900 million USD worldwide
OojV6 TIL that gamblers in the old west were rarely playing poker, despite representations in films, games and other media. A card game called "faro" was the most popular form of gambling in the US until the early 1900's.
4kN56 TIL of Nihamanchi, a beer made from cassava and consumed by Indigenous peoples throughout the Amazon region. Its process involves chewing the cassava tubers, spitting them out into large jars and letting it ferment with the saliva. Its taste is described as like a "alcoholic buttermilk".