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TIL that Human Rights Watch doesn’t pay their interns

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NXQaP TIL that the low cost wine brand "Two Buck Chuck" was created by Fred Franzia, who bought the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k.
4Xo86 TIL A British school banned Sausage Rolls because they were considered unhealthy. The school requires pupils to show their lunchboxes to staff before and after they have eaten. Steve Fryer, whose son's sausage roll was confiscated, said the school should "stick to teaching kids".
Z08D TIL that the nerve cells of giant squid are the largest cells that have been discovered. These cells can as long as 39 feet.
woK58 TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth."
KbMQ TIL that the signature TIE fighter roar is a combination of an elephant call and a car driving on wet pavement.