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TIL that in 1995 Kermit the Frog launched an eau de toilette called Amphibia. It's slogan was: “Pour homme, femme, et frog.”

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VBEaG TIL there was a pyramid constructed in Park Avenue, New York to commemorate the end of WW1. It was made out of 20,000 helmets from their vanquished German foes.
gMpP9 TIL that Ryoki Inoue is the world’s most prolific writer alive. The Brazilian author has published 1090 books under thirty-nine pseudonyms.
KYgXB TIL on Fridays, the Swedes love to eat tacos. It's called Taco Fredag or Taco Friday.
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