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Today I Learned, manatees congregate in the warm springs around Florida and also near power plants.

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mDAx TIL that Frank Sinatra carried a roll of dimes until the day he died, and was buried with a roll of dimes because he was scared of running out of change when talking to his son’s kidnappers on the pay phone.
rNAAM TIL the “L” in salmon is silent
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