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TIL All QuickTrip gas stations offer a safe house where at risk youth can come in off the street.

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xbB5 TIL Stephen Colbert is a devout Catholic and Sunday school teacher.
EgZeo TIL in 2001 MTV taped a pilot called “Dude, This Sucks”, where two team captains would do stunts to win money. In the second half two 13 year old girls were sprayed with feces by grown men. There was a lawsuit and the game show was never aired.
gr1J8 TIL the heir to the throne of Thailand is Princess Sirivannavari. She is an accomplished athlete, model and clothing designer.
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