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TIL Smart & Final grocery stores were founded by Mr. Jim Smart and Mr. Hildane Final

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bj7 TIL that a St. Bernard who served in World War II would take the bus alone to round up his crewmates for duty or curfew.
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rBrW TIL Blacks in the lowest bracket of GPA-MCAT scores have a higher chance of medical school admission than whites and asians in the highest bracket of GPA-MCAT scores.
BrNgk TIL NASA's plan to dispose of corpses in space is to freeze them in the airlock and then violently shake the body with a robotic arm until it turns to space dust.
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