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TIL that in the Victorian era they had special tea cups that protected your mustache from getting dunked in your tea.

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78JEM TIL In Darabont's original vision for the end of The Shawshank Redemption, Red is seen riding a bus towards the Mexican border, leaving his fate ambiguous. Glotzer insisted on including the scene of Red and Andy reuniting in Zihuatanejo.
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pel4 TIL The principal from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a registered sex offender for life
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