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TIL that a piece of string going around all of Manhattan allows Jewish people to keep the Sabbath.

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YpLbr TIL Pepsi released a 'healthy soda' in Japan called "Pepsi Special", claiming that dextrin in the drink suppresses the absorption of fat. The drink is not available in the US, and Pepsi could face legal challenges from the FDA if brought over due to too much dextrin causing people to become sick.
wk6P TIL The movie script for “Thirteen” was written in six days and was originally intended to be a comedy.
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YpXpG TIL in 2000 a man looking for a barber chair at a garage sale purchased a two deteriorated boxes of items for $45. He later found the boxes contained 65 glass plate negatives from photographer Ansel Adams worth $200 million.
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