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TIL Coca Cola was sued for murdering three union workers in Colombia

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yvEv TIL John Adams once said that if we learned there was no God or life after death, we should all just take a bunch of opium.
nmar TIL Facekinis are growing in popularity in China. These full-face masks are worn while at the beach to protect one’s skin from the sun. Beauty comes at a cost since they make the wearer look like a luchadora.
Yn4G TIL A Frenchwoman, Jeanne de Clisson, became a pirate in the 1300’s for revenge after her husband was beheaded. Selling her lands to buy 3 ships, they were painted black with red sails. Hunting French ships, when she caught nobles, she personally beheaded them with an axe.
XEW6j TIL that margarine was illegal in Canada until 1948, and was smuggled in from Newfoundland. In order for Newfoundland to join Canada, They amended the Constitution to protect their margarine production.
ngXB TIL that even though Disney was willing to completely fund Lady in the Water, M. Night Shyamalan stormed out of their offices claiming they no longer valued individualism, because then-chairman Dick Cook didn’t understand the story. The film was later released under Warner Bros.