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TIL the Earth's water is older than the sun

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neLlo TIL Mikhail Gorbachev was unable to be present on the occasion of his award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, 1990 but had his First Deputy Foreign Minister speak instead. His speech emphasized perestroika for USSR and mankind
PlWn TIL the heiress to the Folgers Coffee fortune was killed in the Manson Family killings
woy6P TIL: There are manatees in Maryland
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