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TIL that after his presidency, George Washington opened a whisky distillery

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J1JZ8 TIL On Jan. 30, 1607, the water levels in the Bristol Channel in the UK suddenly rose to more than 25 feet above sea level. Water flooded towns and villages along the coast in England and Wales, causing an estimated 2000 deaths and thousands of animals drowned and farm fields of above 200sqmi ruined
WbN4 TIL that the body of Leon Czolgosz, Assassin of President McKinley, was dissolved with acid after his execution
KAE6 TIL that tonight is the Eve of St. Agnes, where young maidens will have prophetic dreams of their future husbands.
N7Oje TIL the first "mooning incident" resulted in the deaths of 10,000 Jews.
Bregr TIL Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.(Panthera)