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TIL that one company (Muzak) makes all the background music for malls, stores, and elevators

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VB0lm TIL that Minnesota and Maine have had the highest voter turnout in every Presidential election since atleast 1976
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Ekr7 TIL the suicide count at the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco was officially stopped at 997 “to prevent record breakers”
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w5bP TIL the Grinch is microscopic in size compared to an elephant because he lives near the same Whoville featured in ‘Horton Hears a Who.’