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TIL that Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico in the 1920s

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epn9L TIL Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video produces a resonant frequency capable of crashing the hard drives of older laptops.
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rAZo TIL A 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton released a balloon with her name and address on it, which floated 140 miles and landed in the back yard of a house which also lived a 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton (as well as other eerie similarities).
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