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TIL Rheingold beer cans were found in the WTC rubble after 9/11. Rheingold beer hasn’t been sold since 1976.

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ned8o TIL that the Egyptian Kingdom eventually faded out - and did not collapse
6xNQ TIL the way Helsinki survived WW2. In 1944 the USSR began a massive air attack on the city to force Finland to leave the war. Finns used fires and searchlights to trick Soviet bombers into dropping bombs outside the city. Russian diplomats were surprised to find an intact Helsinki after the war.
rdOy TIL Texas keeps track of all criminal convictions and whether those convicted had a concealed handgun licenses (CHL). CHL holders accounted for 0.1897% of the criminal convictions in 2012.
vPaj4 TIL the Apollo 10 Mission was a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Astronauts Stafford and Cernan descended to about 8 miles above the moon. The lunar module they flew was capable of landing, but their mission was to photograph the landing site for Armstrong and Aldrin two months later.
QJ8mp TIL Water is deadly for babies under 6 months. A few ounces can kill them. Water intoxication in babies also occurs when baby formula is diluted with too much water, and when babies are dunked up and down in swimming pools.