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TIL Toys R Us has a global anti-union and no-negotiation policy in effect everywhere - except in Sweden

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N7d4P TIL two nurses, hired within months of each other to work the same shift on the same floor in the same Florida hospital found out that they were actually long-lost sisters from Korea who had been separated for almost 40 years
dM4d TIL Japan and other countries have women-only sections in skytrains/subways to control and avoid gropin activities from men.
wLnE8 TIL of the Judgment of Paris. Before 1976, American wine had a terrible reputation internationally until an event where Stag's Leap, an American winery, won first place against French wines. In 2006 the same vintages were re-tasted and Stag’s Leap beat all French wines and took 2nd place.
GYjZQ TIL that some stores have tried to deter drug users from shooting up in their establishments by installing blue lights. These prevent drug users from being able to see their veins.
5VrPk TIL many Japanese gods are originally Hindu gods. in Japanese mythology, there are "Seven Gods of Fortune" out of which four originated as Hindu deities.