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TIL the University of Phoenix campus in Detroit has a record low 10% graduation rate.

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NXrX8 TIL that László József Bíró was a Hungarian inventor who patented the most commercially successful ballpoint pen also invented the automatic gearbox. He also at some point in his life, worked as a hypnotist, insurance salesman, book publisher and he also sold oil.
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