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TIL There is only one McDonald’s restaurant in Cuba, and it’s in Guantanamo Bay.

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jDAE TIL that Jim Fixx, the man credited with starting the fitness revolution and demonstrating the health benefits of jogging, died of a heart attack while jogging.
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