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TIL the award winning “Aussie Shampoo”, who’s brand logo is a kangaroo, is sold in Europe, Britain and the USA but not Australia. The company is based out of Ohio.

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YpN5P TIL Babe Ruth was the guest of honor at a Harlem fundraiser for the benefit of a local African-American church. Other white celebrities had similarly committed to attend, but only Babe kept his word. He contributed some autographed balls along with twenty bucks out of his pocket
e0jGE TIL A study on theft has indicated that most thieves are active only for a short period of time and make very little money at it. In fact, theft looks not so much like a way of getting free stuff or money as a stage some people experience in adolescence — and most grow out of it.
kJmg TIL that, according to a June 2012 Gallup poll, 46% of Americans believe that God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago.
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VBjvZ TIL the Ministry of Interior in Qatar found video on social media of a car doing donuts in traffic. The car was impounded then then fed into a car crusher machine with a claw excavator.