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TIL: That until a couple of years ago homebrewing wasn’t officially legal in all 50 United States.

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78DLL TIL that Norse people celebrated Yule by burning logs for up to 12 days, feasting until they burned out, and believed each spark represented a new pig or calf for the coming year
v1xbK TIL in the past, Chinese writers would use pejorative symbols: such as dog and monkey radicals, to write the names of ethnic groups that the Chinese didn't like.
GyGE TIL An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
P9oe TIL a plane crashed into the Everglades killing 101 people because the crew was too distracted from changing a light bulb to notice that no one was actually flying the plane
A7Jn TIL that Groom Kidnapping is a phenomenon in some parts of India wherein eligible bachelors are abducted by the bride’s family and later forcefully married, to avoid heavy dowry costs.