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TIL a lake in India catches fire because it’s so polluted.

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ZPQR TIL that cranberry sauce cans are intentionally printed upside-down so that the can is stored with the side that you open facing downward, meaning that when you open the can the pressure will force the sauce out, creating that perfect “log” everyone has come to love
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