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TIL Dr. Hook's hit song "Cover of the Rolling Stone" was written by Shel Silverstein

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nWoGd TIL that the reason why certain commercial washing machines have come with the warning label "Do not put any person in this washer" is because companies have been sued after small children have climbed inside washers which have then been started.
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