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TIL The Washington DC license plate includes the slogan "End Taxation Without Representation"

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Br4ex TIL: Whisky was originally a medical drink distilled by monks. When King Henry VIII started closing monasteries in 1536, those monks began distilling and selling to anyone, starting the consumption of spirits as a pastime
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