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TIL that 4 Walmart employees were fired after disarming a man that was caught shoplifting.

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WvZd TIL: One of Canada’s most popular brands is called “No Name”.
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x99B TIL that Tyler Perry’s films have a 29.8% average rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Average rating for Ed Wood, posthumous winner of the Golden Turkey Award for ‘Worst Director of All Time’: 37.3%.
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