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TIL There’s a beer that is 67.5% alcohol. It’s got warnings on it not to drink the whole bottle and you can only order one at a time

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yQ6nJ TIL Guatemala had a 36+ year long civil war during which the government committed mass genocide against the Maya. The military chief became the first person to be convicted of ordering forced disappearances and the president the first former head of state to be tried for genocide by his own country.
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