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TIL that Loch Ness is so long, wide and deep that it could hold the entire population of the world 10 times over

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gN7D TIL the longest study of humans ever conducted, the 75 years long Harvard Grant Study, found that professional success in life comes from having done chores as a kid
GYkPJ TIL Abercrombie created a fictional story about the founding of Hollister saying that, John Hollister, SR. emigrated from New York City to the Dutch East Indies, and established his company once returning to California in 1922. In actuality, the company was founded in Ohio in 2000.
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