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TIL United States Chamber of Commerce is not a government agency but a conservative lobbyist group.

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D1bkj TIL that author Lee Child was inspired to name his character Jack Reacher after a shopping trip. An old lady asked for his help in reaching for a can of pears; Child's wife, when seeing this, commented that if his writing career didn't work out, he could 'always get a job as a reacher'.
yQPWa TIL that a woman tried to sue the Captain Crunch cereal company because she believed crunch berries were real fruit for 4 years before she found out they were just cereal.
Ook8e TIL the same high school was used for shooting both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Beverly Hills, 90210.
J1YYl TIL about Captain Tim Lancaster, a pilot who was SUCKED OUT THE FRONT OF THE PLANE, then grabbed and held by an air steward until the plane landed.
b9A67 TIL Blue whales can eat half a million calories in a single mouthful