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TIL After helping with the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina, Mr.T gave up almost all of his gold jewellery.

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wAR7 TIL that the lower ranks of the US Navy can be sentenced to rations of bread and water for not more than 3 days as punishment for misconduct
ADmld TIL the oldest tree in the world, a Great Basin bristlecone pine, is about to turn an amazing 4,847-years-old. “Methuselah,” is located somewhere in California's Inyo National Forest. But beyond that, its exact location remains a protected government secret.
8vlK TIL Fedex uses the United States Postal Service to ship almost a third of it’s packages in order to save money.
R519Q TIL that the Buurman & Buurman, the Dutch version of the Czechoslovakian stop-motion series Pat & Mat, was the only version to have voice acting (at least until the movie).
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