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Yes, but they never lose that slender figure.
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TIL the Florida 321 area code was selected for Brevard County & Cape Canaveral due to its resemblance to a space craft count down launch sequence (3...2...1...liftoff).
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TIL that The Fat Duck, a Michellin three-star restaurant in England, employs forty-two chefs. One for each customer.
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TIL Grace Hopper was the developer of the first compiler for a programming language. She also invented the saying, “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.”
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TIL of Antonio Onofri, a politician and diplomat from San Marino who managed to gain the respect and friendship of Napoleon. Due to this intervention, Napoleon promised to guarantee and protect the independence of the Republic of San Marino, even offering to extend its territory.
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TIL That some high schools have coffee shops in them!