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TIL Charles Ramsey was eating McDonald's when he heard screaming and saw Amanda Berry trying to escape a house. She had been kidnapped and held captive for 10 years. He called 911, helping her and two other prisoners escape. Hearing this, McDonald's gave Ramsey free food for life.

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