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TIL That the word "mama" has the same meaning in almost all languages

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9VG TIL George Forman made more money off of his grill than from his entire boxing career
woXm7 TIL of the Brumadinho Tailings dam (toxic sludge created as a byproduct of Iron mining) collapse, the company that owned this mine owned another mine where they had another Tailings dam collapse causing major loss of life.
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