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TIL Ancient Babylonians were so serious about brewing beer that if anyone brewed a bad batch they would drown him in it as a punishment

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wLBG7 TIL about Jolt Cola, created in the 1980s as a stimulant for students and young professionals with the slogan "All the sugar, twice the caffeine!"
Lk0Br TIL that when the Camaro name was unveiled by General Motors in 1966, 200 journalists present asked Chevrolet managers what it meant. They replied, “a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.”
0G9p TIL that in 2007, the year before Breaking Bad premiered, Mexican meth imported to America averaged 37% purity. In 2011, the same year in the show the characters started making meth for a Mexican cartel, it was up to 88%.
ORya The honey bee is dying off at an alarming rate and this is no small problem since they pollinate more than 100 types of crops in the US.
nWWko TIL that there are more Lebanese descendants in Brazil than people living in Lebanon