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TIL a man bulldozed his own $350,000 home to make banks think twice about foreclosure

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N7vnb TIL of the Random Hall Milk, a carton of milk that MIT students have been preserving for the last 26 years
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gr7Ky TIL the reason why you’re meant to say cheese when you take a pic is because it forces you into a smile