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TIL There’s a biker gang who sit in courtrooms to help sexually abused kids feel relaxed when giving evidence.

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GAnm4 TIL After seeing its pork production decimated by flu outbreaks, farms across China have been investing billions of dollars into massive high-rise hog-raising facilities popularly known as pig hotels, with one hotel in the Southern China being 13 stories tall and meant to hold around 10,000 pigs.
a6QL TIL Ex-Wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, has been accused of murder, torture, bribery, embezzlement and kidnapping, including that of a 14 yr old boy.
QN81X TIL the reason you used to see white dog poop around was because of too much calcium (bone and meat meal) in the food
x6mVb TIL that Warren Buffett bought his first stock when he was 11, he was rejected by Harvard Business School, he earned 94% of his current wealth after turning 60, he plays the ukulele, he reads a poem when big declines in the market happen.
rNEEM TIL about Soviet Zveno aircraft carrier planes. The converted bombers would carry fighters or dive bombers beyond their operational limitation, and launch them when needed. Despite being based on pre-WWII bombers and going through many configuration changes, they had a very high success rate.