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TIL that bone china is made from bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin, and it originated in the UK, not in China.

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5YEWr TIL that Modica Market, the grocery store Jim Carey shops at in The Truman Show, is a real store in Seaside, FL. Store owner Charlie Modica, seen stocking shelves in the movie, said, “I’m 20 years older, 30 pounds heavier and my hair’s turned gray on me. Otherwise, not much has changed.”
6bwY TIL 2.1 million people still use AOL dial-up
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