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TIL The Mackinac Bridge has drivers who will drive your vehicle over the bridge for you if you're not comfortable with it.

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m1PbO TIL BBC executives had decided not to air the pilot of the sitcom Are You Being Served but needed filler material to broadcast when the 1972 Summer Olympics were interrupted by the Munich Massacre. The show went on to run for 10 seasons and spawned a movie and a 2 season spinoff series
VBm4Q TIL Ketchup originated in China as a fermented fish sauce called "ke-chiap". The version we know today with tomatoes only came about in the 18th century.
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