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TIL: One tiger killed 436 people.

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LkYxv TIL Kelvin Bryant won the USFL's inaugural MVP award, beating out Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker
e0Bxg TIL Target owns the license for Targét, the pseudo-French pronunciation of Target
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