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TIL there are only 25 blimps left in the world.

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EE60 TIL that the German army has over a thousand troops in the US, with a headquarters outside Washington DC
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VBYrm TIL Breakfast as a early morning meal was only started when people began to go to work. Most humans never ate in the early morning prior. It is definitely not the "most important" meal of the day.
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