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TIL that during Prohibition, many wineries would sell shipments of grape juice with instructions for home fermenting (which was perfectly legal). Here are some instructions from Lonz Winery in the Lake Erie region of Ohio.

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oBeRK TIL that there are 150+ bison living on a small island off the coast of California. They’ve been there since a film crew imported 14 bison for a movie shoot in 1924, then left them behind when the shoot was complete.
5MVR TIL water rights in Bolivia were privatized and sold to a foreign corporation in 1999. Water rates increased 35% to about $20 a month. Many of the new clients only earned about $100 a month, and this was more than they spent on food.
Rdew TIL that in Norway you can’t change your surname to one held by less than 200 people unless you get permission from each and every one of them
LeZZ TIL: Halden Prison in Norway is a maximum-security prison. It was created with a focus on rehabilitation that is reflected in its design. Its design is projected to help inmates reintegrate into society easily by simulating life outside the prison. It has been called the world’s most humane prison.
8aL54 TIL that working dogs in the United States military always outrank their human handler.