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TIL Ikea used East German political prisoners as slave labor

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ByBk TIL that all our issues with open internet/net neutrality and the lack of provider options comes from an FCC ruling on March 14th, 2002. The man who made that decision is now head of the cable industry trade group.
nWBPP TIL while filming the witch burning scene in Day of Wrath, director Carl Theodor Dreyer decided to leave the actress tied to a wooden ladder while the crew went for lunch. He used her genuine distress to film the scene
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45Xa TIL Milk must be offered at every meal if a United States school district wishes to get reimbursement from the federal government.
jNvbv TIL Teena Marie's legal battle with Motown Records over her contract resulted in "The Brockert Initiative" which made it illegal for a record company to keep an artist under contract without releasing new material for that artist and allows the artist to sign and release with another label.