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TIL that a school in Pennsylvania got students to donate money to Katrina victims by playing “MMMBop” in the halls, the only way to make it stop being to donate. In response, Hanson matched the school’s donation and sent every student a copy of their latest album.

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7ZZL TIL that trees in Australia have been known to explode.
4kABN TIL that Roman fathers were allowed to kill their children
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