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TIL that food made with “Real Kraft Cheese” actually contains no real cheese

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oR9lR TIL Some vervet monkeys in the Caribbean, particularly teenagers, exhibit a preference for alcoholic beverages over non-alcoholic ones. On Saint Kitts, these monkeys often raid bars and tourist beaches for alcoholic drinks and become visibly inebriated.
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