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TIL the 2004 Indonesian Earthquake had the equivalent energy of 23,000 Hiroshima explosions

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4n4R TIL the circular huddle used in todays American Football was created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback, so the other team could not read his hand signals.
dKJB TIL that if you invested $1000 with Warren Buffet in 1966, you would have $6.4 Billion
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