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TIL That after meeting a poor Ethiopian coffee farmer, actor Hugh Jackman created a coffee company to help farmers in developing countries sell their product in the US

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g4wX TIL of tim storms. he holds the record for the worlds deepest voice which goes lower than 20 hz, the deepest possible sound that the human ear can hear
4G85 TIL that bread isn’t good for ducks, and worse is actually the equivalent of fast food to them.
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