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TIL a gas cloud in space has been discovered with alcohol, enough to produce 400 trillion pints of beer.

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b9Nya TIL collie dog Rob Roy was President Coolidge's favorite among a menagerie of pets that included dogs, birds, cats, and raccoons. According to Harry Truman, Coolidge ordered Senator Morris Sheppard to surrender his sausage to Rob Roy, whilst they were having breakfast.
NXnM8 TIL that red mulberries are used in cosmetics, natural dyes, and as a remedy for dysentery in medicines.
GYmlJ TIL there was a Wisconsin Civil War regiment made up of almost entirely Norwegian immigrants. Out of roughly 1000 men, 128 were named Ole, 75 had the last name Olsen, and 15 were named Ole Olsen.
A1yB TIL The word ‘Freelance’ was first used in the 1820 book 'Ivanhoe’. It referred to a knight with no allegiance.
BrMNW TIL that the original camera negatives of Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, and other documents and memorabilia, are stored in an underground salt mine, as the constant temperature and relative humidity offers natural protection