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TIL In May 2019, North Face Brazil's ad agency replaced WikiP photos of popular outdoor destinations with photos featuring people wearing North Face products. This was only discovered after they posted a video bragging about it.

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epk9D TIL about Leah Betts, a girl who made headlines after dying from taking a single ecstasy pill, did not die directly from the drug. Instead, she died from drinking 7 liters of water in 90 minutes. Ecstasy causes water retention, which can make even slightly high water consumption fatal.
X0oQE TIL the same amount of time has passed between the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the 1930's/1940's movie serial style it is based on is the same as the amount of time between the release of Raiders and 2023. (42 Years).
grxmW TIL Canada and the U.S. Celebrate Labour Day on the same date!
nWWxr TIL that the remains of over 4000 Confederate Soldiers who died while Prisoners of War are buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. A 30 foot tall monument marks their mass grave.
jNnjE TIL that MLK thought that the white moderate was the greatest stumbling block in the stride towards freedom