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TIL $41 billion worth of gift cards have likely gone unredeemed from 2005 to 2011.

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wodQJ TIL that not everyone hears inside themselves. The condition of loudly hearing your own breathing, voice, and bodily functions is called Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.
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