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TIL that actor Martin Sheen’s real name is Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez.

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ANDo TIL that the US drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 due to the efforts of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). They successfully lobbied congress to create a law that imposed a federal penalty on any state that did not comply.
oMvY TIL that Jamaican fishermen are able to navigate their boats through dangerous coral reefs in the darkness of a moonless night because of the improved night vision gained by ingesting cannabis.
GY4wg TIL The tallest woman in recorded history is alleged to be the Dutch Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever: standing at 2.54 metres (8 ft 4 in) tall at the time of her death at age seventeen.
b6P59 TIL After Breaking Bad, many meth manufacturers in real life dyed their product blue.
e04Qb TIL that the crew for the Apollo 15 lunar mission all graduated from the University of Michigan. During their mission, they left behind a certificate establishing a UM alumni chapter on the moon.