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TIL Chad Kroeger of Nickelback borrowed $4,000 from his step-dad to pay for recording their first EP, and spent $2,000 of it on magic mushrooms

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EK8x TIL the EPA and former employees sued Area 51 for failure to comply with hazardous waste disposal laws. The case was thrown out on national security grounds.
XEmvX TIL - One of the most powerful unions in New York City in the 1960's was the Bagel Bakers Local 338. They made far more money than engineers, policemen, and teachers at the time. If they went on strike, bagels simply weren't available since the process hadn't been automated yet.
8exEG TIL the derogatory term of "Indians" for indigenous people came from Christopher Columbus thinking America was "The Indies"
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