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TIL There is a gas cloud in space with enough alcohol in it to produce over 400 trillion pints of beer.

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xpr5 TIL Kars4Kids, the car donation non-profit famous for its radio jingle, donates 100% of its proceeds exclusively to Jewish causes, including Jewish education and summer camps. It has been repeatedly fined for hiding this fact and for misleading its donors.
m1Plv TIL that there used to be a President of the Continental Congress.
14pr TIL a federal court in California ruled earlier this year that a lawsuit against Facebook can proceed. The suit claims Facebook is illegally collecting biometric data from people “tagged” in photos posted by other users.
6jEW TIL all British Army armored vehicles must have an electric kettle so the crew can brew tea without getting out. This rule was made after a WWII ambush, where a British tank squadron lost 29 vehicles to a surprise attack by four German tanks while the British crews were outside having morning tea
4XYeo TIL Betty white's character, Rose Nyland, on The Golden Girls, had a brush with HIV. The show, titled “72 Hours,” centered on Rose after she learns that a blood transfusion she received may have exposed her to HIV. The message of the show was that HIV and AIDS had the potential to affect anyone.