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TIL a company that sells tv antennas sent Comcast a cake to congratulate them on being named worst company in America

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mxnDo TIL about a Siberian Husky named Togo, he led his dog team on the 1925 Serum Run (bringing meds to stop a Diptheria epidemic), in -40°C weather. They set the record for longest distance and fastest team to do the run. However a dog named Balto received all the praise, including a statue.
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ADlgw TIL That after losing, then re-receiving his Olympic gold medal for having THC in his system, Ross Rebagliati has founded a successful CBD consumables and medical cannabis merchandise company.