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TIL that Kentucky has 2 million more barrels of bourbon aging than total population.

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D1NEJ TIL Norway leads the world in commercial whaling, hunting hundreds more than Japan per year despite its much smaller population.
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RQp7 TIL During The Battle of The Bulge, General Patton ordered a chaplain to compose a prayer for good weather that was desperately needed for an advance. The chaplain complied, the weather cleared, and Patton awarded the chaplain a bronze star on the spot.
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