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TIL the color orange was named after the fruit

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epBGE TIL 80% of Elevator “Close Door” buttons are non-functional
rN9ne TIL that the Pinkerton Detective Agency known for its union-busting activities in the 19th century and appearances in several works of media set in that period still exists
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