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TIL that the rapper Rick Ross was previously a correctional officer

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gMRg7 TIL that if farmers don't properly dry the hay they're baling, the hay bales can spontaneously combust
Bb1y TIL Chimpanzees routinely outperform humans in memory contests and simple strategy games.
woVZ6 TIL Jack Benny's last staring role in a film was in The Horn Blows at Midnight, which was a box office bomb. The film would go on to gain a new life as a punchline on The Jack Benny Program where it was the butt of jokes for over 20 years.
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