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TIL Tony Wild, the man who introduced Kopi Lewak (coffee found in the feaces of a species of south asian cat) to the west, launched a campaign to ban the product due to the massive cruelty in producing the coffee.

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awaWo TIL that if you catch a home run ball from the visiting team at Wrigley Field you are expected to throw it back
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