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TIL that so-called 'Ag-gag' laws in the US forbid the act of undercover filming or photography of activity on farms without the consent of their owner. These laws protect the agriculture industry from the negative repercussions of exposés by whistleblowers

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j6ZvE TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies.
yQpMe TIL Benazir Bhutto (11th, 13th PM of Pakistan) and Liaquat Ali Khan (1st PM of Pakistan) were both assassinated in the same park and rushed to the same hospital. The doctor who attempted to revive Bhutto in 2007 was the son of the same doctor who tried to revive Khan in 1951.
6E1mX TIL a Russian Blue tomcat named "Xiaopi" needed a glucose drip after mating with five females during one night in a Chinese pet hotel. The cat's owner, Mr. Zhao, said he specifically told the hotel that Xiaopi wasn't neutered, but they let him roam freely anyway.
BgJkr TIL the song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was intended to be recorded once with a stutter and sent as a joke to the lead singer's brother. Initially used to set up the band's equipment properly, the song was only added to the record because the eight tracks they had lacked the "magic".
4XgEb TIL that a wedding ring that was lost for 45 years was found in a car engine a man bought for parts. Will Frye came across the ring when he was taking apart the V8 he’d pulled from a 1972 Oldsmobile 98 junker. He called the former owner and the 93 year old remembered losing it around 1973.