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Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:

You probably know that Tennessee claims the invention of Mountain Dew. But did you know the drink, developed in the 1940s, was intended as a mixer for liquor drinks? In fact, it is purported that the term “mountain dew” was actually slang for moonshine.

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