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vAYx TIL Cadbury won a 1909 libel suit against a publication for mentioning their delay in ceasing cacao purchase from countries with slave labor. The jury awarded one-fourth of a penny.
p86wb TIL While pigs can't fly, most breeds are actually good swimmers.
7rDZX TIL in Japan the majority of adoptees are childless adult males, adopted by families needing a strong heir for their businesses
Z6VQ TIL The Beatles helped end racially segregated concerts by refusing to play at segregated events.
lj8A TIL there exists a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely devoid of oxygen containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is finally exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier, it rusts coloring the water blood red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!