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TIL that Kenny Rogers Roasters failed in the U.S. but continues to grow in Asia to this day

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R7Qp4 TIL: Before the trial of Soviet politicians Zinoviev and Kamenev, they had agreed to plead guilty to the false charges on the condition that they not be executed, a condition that Stalin accepted, stating "that goes without saying". A few hours after their conviction, Stalin ordered their execution
aw89L TIL the teeth of thousands of young men being killed on Europe’s battlefields were taken by scavengers and shipped back to England to be used as donor's teeth. This was seen as patriotic.
Egox7 TIL More than 14,000 needles are cleaned up from public spaces across Boston every week. Boston has four employees assigned to pick up used syringes and eight outreach workers who collects needles as they attempt to connect people to recovery services
KmAJ TIL there’s a group called “Science Cheerleaders”, made up of NBA and NFL cheerleaders who also work or study in STEM fields, that encourage girls to get into science studies
b9EBQ TIL that the fiancée of the future serial killer Paul Knowles visited a Psychic medium. The Medium warned her that her fiancée was a “dangerous man”, and she needs to leave him. She called off the wedding and cut off contact with Knowles