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TIL that Nestlé is draining developing countries to produce its bottled water, destroying countries’ natural resources before forcing its people to buy their own water back.

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dJxr TIL that since the first atomic bomb was exploded in 1945, over 2000 nuclear weapons have been detonated by 8 different nations in 60 different locations worldwide.
AYZx TIL there are 101 acceptable 2 letter words in scrabble.
epdD4 TIL that Mexico sent nearly 200 members of the military on a 20-day mission to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
wA1J TIL That even though North and South America are physically joined, there are no roads that connect the two continents.
jAPp TIL that the United States gave asylum to Nazi war criminals for decades and then tried to cover it up until they were sued under the Freedom of Information Act.