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TIL U.S. President Ronald Reagan is responsible for the drinking age being set at 21 years in 1984, prior to which many states had a lower drinking age at 18 or 20 only.

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ADV9B TIL: In May of 2012, a U.S. nuclear sub was damaged beyond repair by fire. Investigators eventually discovered that a sailor had set the fire to "get out of work early." He was sentenced to 17 years in prison and ordered to pay $400 million to replace the sub.
OG5ga TIL of the Human Development Index (HDI) ranking of countries. Korea, Ireland, and Hong Kong (among others) outrank the U.S.
XJR TIL that 2 billion years ago, a naturally occurring nuclear reactor existed in Gabon, Africa.
l0NG TIL on the day Judy Garland died, there was a tornado in Kansas
gMae4 TIL in one canton in Switzerland, citizens use their family sword as voter ID and women were only granted the right to vote in 1991.