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TIL - McDonald’s, Starbucks, Victoria’s Secret and Boeing use prison labor for some of their products.

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KPd6 TIL that Marlboro cigarettes were originally designed for women. The iconic red stripe was intended to hide lipstick stains, thus making it appealing to women. When it failed to attract women, the company changed the filter color to a muted brown, slapped a cowboy on it and marketed it to men.
X06bQ TIL: contrary to common belief, bees are not the only species to make honey. One wasp species does also
rZZy TIL that wearing a head guard in boxing and other combat sports is unsafe and is slowly being phased out.
OvWX TIL that the word “hobbit” has been found exactly once in texts predating Tolkien, in a list of magical creatures with no explanation or context
BrPPk TIL that in 1994, students in Kaktovik, Alaska created a new system of numerals to reflect the way counting is done in their language: in base 20. The system is relatively easy to learn and even makes basic math easier. It has since been widely adopted in Inupiaq communities.