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TIL: in "The Shawshank Redemption" - there are only two female speaking roles, totaling about 10 seconds in a 2 hours and 22 min film

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wLp76 TIL Operation Marigold, a failed secret attempt by a Polish diplomat which would've ended Vietnam War much earlier had it succeeded
OGeJY TIL that printer ink is more expensive than the actual printer because manufacturers like Epson or HP sell printers at a loss price because they want companies to mass buy printers, and then spend money on ink.
N7v6Q TIL in 1977 Kinney, Minnesota, with a population of 325 people, declared war on the United States and seceded from the union as a successful ploy to get foreign aid from the government to fix their water works.
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