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TIL Canberra, Australia's capital city, had a variety of suggested names including Kangaremu

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E5dX TIL Ronald Reagan carried the card containing nuclear launch codes with him in his pockets; after his attempted assassination, the card was found lying in one of his shoes outside the Emergency Room, unsecured.
R54k4 TIL an estimated 90-100% of adults in East Asia and 80% in Central Asia have an impaired ability to digest lactose.
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