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TIL that there is a McDonalds restaurant in Guantanamo Bay. Prisoners who are particularly helpful or well-behaved during interrogations are often rewarded with the restaurant's Happy Meals to further incentivize their habits.

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dYAQ TIL the adjective “jet-black”, meaning as dark a black as possible, derives from the color of Lignite
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