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TIL the French writer Guy de Maupassant ate lunch at the base of the Eiffel Tower almost every day because he hated its design so much, it was the one place in Paris where he couldn't see it.

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XBrk TIL because so many Russian men have died at war since WW2, the gender ratio in Russia is currently 86.8 men per 100 women, compared to 98.3 men for per women in the U.S. and 101.8 men per 100 women worldwide.
wLjx1 TIL Fruit flies drink alcohol when they are sexually frustrated.
4kLOb TIL cocaine users caused McDonald's to take away their coffee spoons
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