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TIL there's a whole gum wall in Seattle and 2,350 lbs (1,070 kg) of gum was removed in 2015!

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LQ6BQ TIL Of the letters of last resort. Each UK nuclear submarine has a safe which contains a letter written by the Prime Minister, with instructions on what to do in the case of nuclear war. They're only to be opened when the UK has been hit by nuclear weapons.
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