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TIL in 1992 29,000 “bath toys” fell off a container ship near the coast of Alaska. Since then the yellow duckies have been washing up in places such as Scotland, Japan, Maine and the Arctic.

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JM4m TIL the creators of south park say the underlying theme of the show is that people are naturally evil and that society is what keeps them in line.
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