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TIL that Dolly Parton thinks it is so important that every child has books to read that she started a foundation that will mail children a free age-appropriate book every month from birth to their 5th birthday

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QN0xM TIL there is a widespread belief that copperheads (a species of venomous snake, Agkistrodon contortrix) smell like cucumbers
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