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TIL that New Belgium Brewing company (makers of Fat Tire, Blue Paddle, etc) will only ship their beers cold, but since it is illegal in Oklahoma and Utah liquor stores to sell cold full-percentage beer (+3.2%), New Belgium refuses to distribute its product there.

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Y4Vv TIL that emporer penguins are over four feet tall, don’t eat for almost two months during incubation, and can dive up to 1,500 feet in search of fish. But that’s nothing compared to their ancestors who topped out at 6'8, nearly as large in height and weight to LeBron James.
OoOPg TIL I learned that Sweden have the most islands in the world.
6975m TIL in 1990 NASA turned the Galileo spacecraft towards Earth to look for signs of life
pkb8 TIL Reindeer herders in Finland are painting their reindeer’s antlers with reflective paint to cut down on deer-car collisions.
e0ZNL TIL of Sarah Ann Henley, who survived a 75-metre jump because her billowing skirt slowed her fall.