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TIL Coca Cola has depleted Indian village’s water for 16 years

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A6Xw TIL There are Apple stores in China that are completely counterfeit
wnaM TIL Emir of Qatar donated $100 million to New Orleans intended to help rebuild housing, hospitals and schools after Hurricane Katrina.
DQ5WY TIL that John Denver died piloting a home-built aircraft he was not permitted to fly. Despite having over 2,700 hours of flight experience, the FAA had revoked his flight status for medical reasons for failing to maintain sobriety, though alcohol was not involved in the crash.
xl8b TIL that the word “pupil” meaning the part of the eye, comes from the latin word for doll (pupa / pupilla) since you can see a miniature version of yourself when looking into someones eyes.
rRjMw TIL that during the days of manual imprinters, people used to dumpster dive for carbon copies and commit credit card fraud