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TIL: Long before Jack Daniels, George Washington was a whiskey tycoon

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ArAg TIL that a “blind pig” was a lower-class establishment that sold alcohol during Prohibition (in contrast to a higher-class “speakeasy”). The owner would charge customers to see an attraction (such as an animal) and then serve a “complimentary” alcoholic beverage, thus circumventing the law.
NyK6 TIL in 2013 a female professor attempted to give a public lecture on men’s rights at the University of Ottawa. 30 protesters harassed the meeting with megaphones outside until they were forced to change rooms, at which point the protesters pulled a fire alarm to force an evacuation of the lecture.
8ZKG TIL that the average Bugatti customer has about 84 cars, 3 jets and one yacht
vVEL TIL Nestle Corporation owns Stouffers, Lean Pockets, Hot Pockets, Lean Cuisine, Tombstone pizzas, Jacks pizza, DiGiorno, and California Pizza Kitchen
9Bep TIL that a Womens’ Institute group dressed up as pirates for a talk about piracy. The speaker had actually been kept hostage for 47 days by Somali pirates.