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TIL that watermelons in Japan are square because it makes them easier to store and pack

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OoOXe TIL that the character Machete, as played by Danny Trejo from the B-movie of the same name and the then-fake trailer attached to the Grindhouse (2007) double feature, is in fact the exact same character that debuted (also played by Danny Treijo) in Spy Kids (2001).
4DPN TIL the last person executed under Oklahoma’s death penalty law, James French, famously said as his last words before death; “How’s this for your headline? French Fries.”
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vYwB TIL that MSG has not been found to cause any health problems
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