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TIL for a brief period of time New York City was named New Orange

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e0mGn TIL that in Virginia, the only place that can legally sell hard alcohol are ABC Stores. They are owned and operated by the state, employing 4000 employees in 370 stores, generating hundreds of millions in revenue for VA.
8xVP TIL reusable grocery bags need to be used over 100 times before they are better for the environment.
VM0Gm TIL in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing a postal carrier and sentenced to hang. He was pardoned by Andrew Jackson. He refused the pardon. The Supreme Court ruled that a pardon could not be forced on him. So they hanged him.
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v1eaR TIL Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz are second cousins. Their grandfathers were brothers in the Bahamas.