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TIL that the average American woman now weighs as much as the average 1960s man

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9wJBQ TIL: Nazi Germany Carpet Bombed the UK With Flawless Counterfeit Bills In An Attempt to Cause Hyper-Inflation. The French Did The Same Thing In Africa To Prevent Former Colonies From Abandoning the Franc
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