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TIL that between April 2021 and January 2022, 34 cockfight enthusiasts (locally called sabungeros) from areas of Luzon, Philippines, went missing.

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M7R70 TIL about Sam Zemurray, AKA “Banana Man” an American businessman who made a fortune in banana trade in Latin America by assembling his own private militia and invading Honduras to overthrow Miguel Davila, President of Honduras and leader of the Liberal Party of Honduras.
R55lQ TIL Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, in a clinical study sanctioned by Disney, had a 70% success rate in helping pass kidney stones for simulated kidneys.
9wDkG TIL that in 2010, the carrot industry launched a marketing initiative called "Eat'em Like Junk Food". The campaign used tactics from the snack industry, including snack-food-like packaging; futuristic, sexual, and extreme sports-themed TV commercials; carrot vending machines; and an iPhone game.
kOJXe TIL the Rolling-Right-Turn on red is the number one cause of car accidents in the US
xVDBk TIL: When chicago radio station “the loop” was replaced by a Christian music station. They signed off with highway to hell!