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TIL some wineries age their wine underwater (though it's illegal in the U.S. due to being “unadulated,” as it is deemed to be stored in unsanitary conditions)

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oB9PR TIL that the Dixie Chicks are still de facto "banned" from country music radio due to criticizing President Bush back in 2003. Their music is never played on many country stations.
69V6X TIL forced adoption in Australia was the practice of taking babies from unmarried mothers, against their will, & placing them for adoption. It occurred in the late 20th century, with around 250,000 Australian children estimated to have been removed from their families and handed to infertile couples
mxy6x TIL Tom DeLonge, the guitarist for Blink-182, co-founded To The Stars Academy, a company dedicated to studying fringe science and UFOs.
ZXRo TIL that Wikipedia in its entirety (no pictures/videos) takes up about 10 GB compressed and 44 GB uncompressed.
kQbE TIL that in 2002 the Warner Brothers considered making a live-action Johnny Bravo movie, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson staring as Johnny Bravo