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TIL The Stonewall Inn was owned by the US Mafia

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EgQGd TIL that the Mayans used to consume alcohol through enemas.
1W8W TIL the “most succinct” world in any language is “mamihlapinatapai” and means the “unspoken and private moments shared in public where each party is fully aware of what the other is non-verbally expressing but is otherwise unwilling to vocally suggest or offer the thought.”
X0Jer TIL that a study in 2010 in the UK found that "overall, alcohol was the most harmful drug...with heroin...and crack cocaine" in 2nd & 3rd places.
E1W1o TIL that Jamie Lee Curtis is a Baroness because her husband Christopher Guest inherited the title of Baron and is a member of the House of Lords. She however rejects the use of the title because she believes it has nothing to do with her.
69doZ TIL that it was calculated that it would have taken the concrete for the Hoover Dam 125 years to cool if it was poured as one continuous pour. Instead giant concrete blocks in columns were poured and then cooled by a series of internally contained pipes of cold water, greatly reducing cooling time.