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TIL that IKEA, which makes profits in the hundreds of millions, is set up as a charity in order to evade taxes.

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e0aZ4 TIL that breeding panda bears is extremely hard and requires a global cooperation because more than half of male pandas exhibit no sexual drive and female pandas are fertile only up to three days a year. One of the methods to encourage the mating pandas is "panda porn".
QN7ME TIL the actor who had won the most Golden Raspberries (Razzies) is Sylvester Stallone with 12 wins
5Y7Gr TIL that Ruso, North Dakota, population 4, is the state’s least populous city. The Mayor’s name is Bruce. He won re-election 3 votes to zero.
R7nJj TIL about Bhopal, the 33 yr old site of the worst industrial accident in history. Never being addressed, the site is still actively killing people to this day.
65r8 TIL Kid Rock took a pay cut that cost him around $50,000 to $100,000 per night during his tour to keep ticket prices at $20 and a 12 oz beer at $4.