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TIL that Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek's Dutch last name translates to "from the creek"

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jlGn TIL that there’s a fictional brand of cigarettes, Morleys, that’s been in several unconnected TV shows, Movies and Video games since Hitchcock.
5Vwv9 TIL that How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years
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