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TIL Princess Peach and Toad are voiced by the same person (Samantha Kelly)

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VB50D TIL one billion meals are wasted everyday
oRPK8 TIL that after the American Revolution, British Sir Guy Carleton argued with George Washington who wanted Carleton to return American slaves that Carleton felt obliged to free. Carleton freed the slaves and promised that Britain would compensate the slave owners, but Britain never did.
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