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TIL that the top sales at Wal-Mart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.

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9YDO7 TIL that the Hollywood star Woody Harrelson is the son of a hitman (convicted of killing two, and suspected of more)
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PYjVn TIL of the Jumping Frenchmen of Maine, a group of 19th century lumberjacks who suffered a rare disorder. They had an exaggerated startle reflex and would immediately obey any sudden command and repeat the words. Modern studies have concluded it was a psychological condition rather than a tic.
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