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TIL that the owner of Segway Inc. died by riding a Segway off a cliff.

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AkVg TIL that Pabst Blue Ribbon is a luxury beer in China and costs 44USD per bottle.
RV94 TIL that out of the seven independent companies created by the breakup of AT&T in 1982-84, four are back in the hands of AT&T.
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