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TIL that in 1540, King Henry VIII entered into an arranged marriage with his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves. Dissatisfied with her appearance, he never consummated the marriage, leading to its annulment. The architect of the union, Thomas Cromwell, fell from favor and was executed in 1541.

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6EVpX TIL that on 9/11 a Starbucks nearby ground zero charged rescue workers $130 for 3 cases of water. The company knew about it for weeks and eventually mailed a $130 check to the ambulance company, but only after a journalist ran a piece on 25 September 2001
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