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TIL that Frances Cobain's godparents are Michael Stipe (REM) and actress Drew Barrymore.

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mJLy TIL Video game company Midway paid boxing announcer Michael Buffer $100,000,000 to license in perpetuity his trademark phrase “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble” for the video game “Ready To Rumble”.
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R7lM1 TIL that in the U.S., seafood fraud is widespread. In a study by Oceana, 44% of all the grocery stores, restaurants and sushi venues visited sold mislabeled seafood. Some of the fish that were sold are classified DO NOT EAT by the FDA.
BgBZy TIL The capital of Canada once alternated between Toronto and Québec every four years. Queen Victoria selected Ottawa in 1857 because it sits far from the American border and it is situated on a cliff, making it easier to defend from a possible attack
e0B6 TIL A Man in Nigeria Was “Raped to Death” By His Six Wifes