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TIL Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas celebrate Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s birthday the same day as Martin Luther King Jr Day

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neLWW TIL that Pabst Blue Ribbon makes "whiskey" that is aged for 5 seconds to make it fit the legal definition of whiskey.
P60e TIL ‘medieval’ chastity belts are a myth
ALWo TIL Al Capone was known for sending flowers to rival gang member’s funerals; one funeral he spent over $5000 on flowers.
vPjlx TIL that American milk is pasteurized using a high-temperature short-time pasteurization, that gives a shelf life of 7 to 10 days. Europe however, uses an ultra-high-heat pasteurization which results in about a 3 month shelf life.
RKoa TIL there’s a village in India that exclusively produces bouncers and bodyguards for New Delhi nightclubs