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TIL- UPS Drivers rarely make left turns in order to save fuel

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6lZZ TIL: Leonardo da Vinci is credited with inventing the résumé.
o64A TIL During the 2000 election, the Gore campaign received an anonymous package containing debate prep materials from the Bush campaign and they called the FBI in response.
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