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TIL that today is National Eggnog Day. Happy Eggnog Day All

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9p5M TIL that some Native American’s have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.
l7LQN TIL that in 1977, Jimmy Carter penned a three-paragraph letter to accompany the Voyager spacecraft. Today, that letter is travelling beyond our Solar System at speeds of eleven miles a second. It is the first letter in history to reach extrasolar space.
Z8NMR TIL the united states staged a WWII campaign in Tokyo which involved firebombing highly populated areas in order to pressure Japan into surrender. The death toll was greater than that of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki. The attacks are considered the most deadly bombing attacks in history.
epM75 TIL Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts) was initially hesitant to perform the title song in Beauty and the Beast (1991) because of its unfamiliar rock style & was especially concerned that her "aging singing voice" wasn't strong enough to sustain its longer notes. Ultimately, she recorded it in one take.
dDPr TIL That caskets are rectangular and coffins are tapered at the shoulder