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TIL Kingsford Charcoal originated from Ford Motor Company selling scrap wood from the construction of their Model T vehicles.

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4Mkw TIL, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, 50% of Americans couldn’t come up with $2,000 in 30 days, and another 19% would have to pawn or sell some of their possessions to do so.
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