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TIL Forced Rhubarb, grown by candlelight in otherwise pitch-black sheds, grows so quickly you can actually hear it make sound - popping, cracking and snapping (audio in comments).

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dDMP9 Today I Learned ISPs are required to respond to your complaints through the FCC. ISPs have a lot of shady business practices. In my case they raised the rates from $60 to $240. I was never informed this would happen, and I did not receive a notice that it was going to happen. I just received a bill.