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TIL The most expensive beer in the U.S. is Samuel Adams’ Utopia. It costs $190 per 700ML, is released every 2 years and is banned in 13 states.

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6LEQ TIL a 5 year old child was sacrificed in Chile after the largest earthquake ever recorded. The two charged were released after 2 years, as the judge ruled they “acted without free will, driven by an irresistible natural force of ancestral tradition.”
nWLnB TIL at least 70% of Paraguay's male population was killed during the Paraguayan War
16vr8 TIL that you can sample a volcano-cooked stew in the Azores Islands called "Cozido das Furnas". Various meats, collared greens, potatoes and other vegetables are lowered into a volcanic vent and steam cooked for 6 hours, lending a hint of sulfur to the taste.
NBb6 TIL the population of Washington DC is greater than the population of Wyoming
PYdRG TIL that satellites in the 1960s used nuclear radiation for power by radioisotope thermoelectric generators. However, in 1964 such a satellite disintegrated and spread approx. 1 kg of radioactive plutonium-238 over the planet. This failure led NASA to develop solar PV energy technology.