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TIL that there is a Time Travel Mart in Los Angeles. It sells fresh dinosaur eggs, robot milk, and barbarian repellent. The store’s profit is used to support a tutoring program for kids 6 to 18 years old. Students are encouraged to write stories for the Time Travel Mart to publish and sell.

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