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TIL that when Mr. T was serving in the Army, his platoon sergeant punished him by ordering him to chop down trees. However, he did not specify how many trees, so Mr. T single-handedly chopped down over seventy trees in about 4 hours, until a shocked major superseded the sergeant’s orders.

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NllN TIL that the pharmacological treatment of Hepatitis C is over 90% effective. In the United States, it typically costs between $84,000-$94,000.
OGMOL TIL that the Capture of the USS Chesapeake in 1813, was one of the most deadly fights involving two ships, in the entire age of sail.
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