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TIL that the founder of the Red Lobster chain of seafood restaurants first opened a diner called The Green Frog

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x61Wb TIL I learned that a cornerstone of the Robert E. Lee Memorial on Monument Avenue in Richmond included a time capsule containing, among other seemingly innocuous items, a picture of Lincoln lying in his coffin.
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