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TIL NY Rangers fan still chant "Potvin Sucks" at every game, against every team, even though Dennis Potvin retired from the NY Islanders in 1988.

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x7dg TIL that Ranch dressing is named as it is because it was the signature dressing of the Hidden Valley Ranch in California and was imitated by competitors as “Ranch style.”
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