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TIL A garment factory in Bangladesh used by multiple large corporations collapsed, killing 1134 workers. Walmart, Carrefour, Bonmarché, Benetton, Mango, Auchan and Kik refused to pay compensation to their families.

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GYW91 TIL that in the 1908 London Olympics, the Russian team arrived 12 days late and missed their most favoured event because they were still following the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar.
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