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TIL that Jimmy Carter helped launch the craft beer revolution by removing taxes for beer brewed at home for personal use

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Z6PD TIL that when a bill was presented to legalise same-sex marriage in Iceland, no members of parliament voted against it.
6jZ8 TIL, scientists successfully used E coli and Glucose to create a renewable Propane Gas.
PYNLe TIL that after surfacing under ice in the Arctic, the submarine USS Connecticut was attacked by a Polar Bear who proceeded to chew on the ship's rudder before 'disengaging.'
VMNW8 TIL that Peter Gabriel intended for the 1986 song "In Your Eyes" to be the last track on his album "So", but due to the prominent bass line and the limitations of vinyl records, it had to be placed earlier on the record. This was rectified on the CD release of the album.
5YRMk TIL of Guy Gabaldon, who captured over 1500 Japanese single handedly