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TIL the city of Dallas, Texas has lost every single one of 82 court cases against the same man, Robert Groden, over several decades.

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oRApY TIL that nearly 0% of Indigenous Mexicans develop wisdom teeth, while practically 100% of Tasmanians do.
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