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TIL that you aren’t allowed to spin your players in Foosball.

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VMLbk TIL there is a hidden "Hall of Records" carved into Mount Rushmore that contains 16 porcelain enamel tablets describing the project and a short US history. They are kept in a teakwood box, sealed inside a titanium vault.
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