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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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Gd8g TIL Researchers ran the entirely paper and pencil design of the SR-71 through computers only to conclude the design was perfect
bpg0 TIL that it used to be illegal for news reporters to lie to you.
GYpKg TIL that 85% of Native American children were taken from their homes fron the 1940's to the 1970's and placed up for adoption in non-Indian homes in an attempt to make the tribes go extinct.
pg6G TIL human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a major problem, and is even threatening the spread of disease. Nearly 700 climbers brave the world’s tallest peak each season but not all of them dispose of their trash, urine and feces properly.
OGX6 TIL that the Inuit traditionally carved snow goggles from caribou antlers to protect their eyes from excessive UV exposure