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TIL Hot Pockets blamed a lack of sales in 2013 to a lack of extended food stamp benefits

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OK8L TIL that the most complex chinese character has 62 strokes and is called biáng, a type of noodle dish.
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WkZdA TIL the city of McFarland, California once changed their city logo to a runner running a field after the cross country team of McFarland HS became famous for its success in winning state titles. The team became so successful that a whole entire movie was made about it.
QJ4X6 TIL Famous Oceanographer Robert Ballard has a 24/7 livestream where he continues the quest to map the entire ocean floor.
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