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TIL There are 2 ATMs on Antarctica

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xGb TIL that Bayer, famous for producing aspirin, purchased prisoners from Auschwitz to test new drugs.
VZ8G TIL: In 1911, Wolves attacked a traveling wedding party in Russia, consisting of 120 people. Only 2 survived.
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