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TIL that in California, they use prison labor to fight forest fires

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bEy9 TIL a man was writing articles and reporting about deaths of people who he actually killed. He was arrested when they found out he had more information than the police.
gvmX TIL that next year, the movie industry will stop producing physical film reels, but most drive ins are still not digital and the cost to upgrade is prohibitive. Honda is trying to save some theathers by donating digital projectors and taking votes on where they will go.
VMyeG TIL that Anorexia has the highest death rate of all mental disorders
X4YR TIL that some fruit spreads use 3 different types of sweeteners. Why 3? Because if the company used only 1, it would have to list “sugar” as the first item on the ingredient list. By spreading the impact over three sweeteners, it can push fruit to the top of the list and hide the sweeteners below.
vD5x TIL at 15 calories per teaspoon, cough syrup has 11 times the calories of Coca Cola.