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TIL the water brand Fiji is actually bottled and shipped from the island nation of Fiji

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kVbW TIL the actor who played “Scotty” on Star Trek, James Doohan, was shot six times storming Juno beach on D-Day - 4 times in the leg, one in the chest and one through his finger.
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