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TIL that womens buttons are on the left because the maids would dress them.

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p8ew8 TIL In the early days of his career, Sylvester Stallone was so poor that he sold his dog Butkus for $50. After striking it rich by selling the script for Rocky, Stallone bought him back at a markup: $3,000. Both Butkus and his interim owner made appearances in Rocky.
DBaY TIL That some airlines are considered so dangerous, they are banned from flying into the EU. The majority of them are from Central Africa
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