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TIL German chocolate cake was invented in Texas

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N7bke TIL that after Balto the sled dog became famous for his role in saving a remote area from a diphtheria outbreak, he toured America on the vaudeville circuit. When a Cleveland businessman found Balto chained at a "dime museum" in LA, he bought the dog to live out his life at the Cleveland Zoo.
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grw6D TIL the USA is the only nation on earth where there are more guns than people
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