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TIL there are no bridges over the Amazon River

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0dRBM TIL June Foray, the main voice actress for Granny from Looney Tunes, was included in the Master list of Nixon's political opponents, commonly known as Nixon's Enemies List from organizing a boycott against his meat freezing prices.
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