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TIL that Nestle actively supports child trafficking and child slavery in Africa to obtain cocoa and forces 12-14 yr olds to work at gunpoint

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4ZdR TIL - The Thing (2011 prequel) was originally going to have practical effects for the Thing, almost all of which were replaced due to studio interference as being “too 80s”
wL051 TIL, that it was the Coptic Christian priests who castrated boys to become eunuchs to serve in a sultan's harem. It was against Islamic law to castrate men.
wL6wM TIL that the character "G-Man" from the Half Life video game series is inspired by the stereotypical features of an FBI agent and that the term "G-man" was a common slang term for an FBI agent meaning 'Government man'.
VD40 TIL In 1968 captured American sailors secretly gave the finger in propaganda photos released by the North Korean government.
4kXbN TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.