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TIL there’s a German Sesame Street
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TIL that most FedEx Ground trucks on the road are owned and operated by a local businessperson, not FedEx Corporate, via FedEx's ISP, or individual service provider program. These ISPs are similar to franchisees and they buy a route, own the trucks, hire the drivers and get paid to deliver packages.
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TIL Marquis de la Fayette, known as 'The Hero of the Two Worlds' for the key role he played in both the American and French Revolutions, is descended from another man also known as de la Fayette, who was a companion-at-arms of Joan of Arc and fought England in the Siege of Orleans in 1429
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TIL After cancelling the show Jericho (2007) after 1 season, upset fans sent over 20 tons of nuts to CBS studios in NYC and ended up getting a partial second season
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TIL since 2001 astronomers have detected 11 high frequency radio signals, which share an underlying mathematical pattern that defies explanation as naturally occuring phenomena.
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TIL that Portugal decriminalized all drugs - not just pot, 12 years ago. Drug use has dropped by over 70%, and today many view drug users in the community more favorably then cigarette smokers.