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TIL Ripley's Reeboks in, "Aliens," are nicknamed, "Alien Stompers."

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x6eLg TIL: The first chemotherapy drugs were derived from Mustard gas - a chemical warfare agent used during WWI
oZ9W TIL that a woman once sued WalMart for 2 cents and won.
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