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TIL that Rome had a proto fire department called the Vigiles.

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4X7ZN TiL Joseph Williams, the lead singer of Toto is composer John Williams' son. He also sang the theme song for 'Adventures of the Gummi Bears'.
nO89 TIL Paper bags haven’t been proven to be “greener” than plastic bags. Paper causes more harm to produce, plastic more harm after produced.
X9g6 TIL San Diego County Inspectors, through the use of ‘Secret Shoppers’, found that Target overcharges customers on 10.3% of the items they ring up; Brookstone: 10.6%; Sears: 15.7%
GMBQ TIL The Pulitzer Prize only considers those works whose authors pay the $50 submission fee
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