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TIL that big educational companies like Pearson have allowed plugs (ads) for consumer products in their standardized tests

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l7YP7 TIL that Mr. Rogers sued Ice Cube in 1990 over "A Gangsta's Fairytale" because it sampled the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood theme song.
Wkj7B TIL the Japanese Shinkansen train network opened in 1964 and consists of 1,717 miles of track with trains reaching 200 MPH or 320 KM/H. Over the Shinkansen’s 50 year history there have been over 5.6 billion riders & not a single death or injury due to accident.
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