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TIL ginger beer is brewed (fermented), but ginger ale is just carbonated water that's been flavored with ginger.

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b68aj TIL that the 11th century Krak de Chevaliers castle was still effective during the Syrian civil war, being used as a command center and military outpost by anti-Assad rebels and only fell after 133 struck a deal to flee to Lebanon.
kJW9e TIL Joe Delaney, running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, died while trying to rescue three children from drowning in a pond.
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