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TIL that the Epaulette shark can walk on land and is able to survive on very low levels of oxygen for two hours without ill effects

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m4Rp TIL in 1914 Henry Ford doubled his worker’s wages out of pocket, causing wages to rise competitively nation wide. He profited as sales increased now that many more Americans could afford his Model T.
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