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TIL "Save Me" by Aimee Mann is about Dave Foley (Kids In The Hall, NewsRadio)

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pYn0O TIL that in 2006, footballer Ashley Cole sued 2 tabloids for alleging he participated in a homosexual orgy, and was criticized by a former teammate for publishing an autobiography when he was only 25 years old.
YpkB TIL there was a war named after Toyota, due to their pickup trucks being used as war vehicles
Zn1D TIL an average NFL game has just 11 minutes of play
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