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TIL there’s a time-honored tradition of allowing brewery employees all the free beer they wish while working: It’s called Der Sternewirth

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woyoP TIL that the Earth rotates around its axis 366 times every year
A4R4 TIL that of the of the 139 members elected to the 1934 USSR Central Committee of the Communist Party at the 17th Congress, Stalin had 98 executed. Of 1,996 party members present, 1,108 were arrested, and about two thirds of those executed. Thus it was given the name “The Congress of the Condemned”.
wL8J1 TIL Ketone bodies, unlike fats, can pass through the blood-brain barrier so help you survive 40+ days of starvation by providing energy for the brain
6YKm TIL that the Hubble Space Telescope is fully open for public use, regardless of nationality or academic background
ADyB4 TIL Michael Jackson imagined and recorded the demo of 'Beat it' only by using his voice and layering tracks together before sending it to the producer.