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TIL Chinese debtors shamed with broadcast of names and faces on giant screens on May 1 holiday

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rMvo TIL 20 year old Ryan Holle was sentenced to life without parole for lending his car to a friend, who then murdered an 18 year old girl.
vg7D TIL Albertville, France’s electricity is powered by Beaufort cheese. Since whey is unnecessary to make Beaufort cheese, bacteria is added to the whey. This transforms the whey into biogas. This gas is then fed through an engine which heats water to 90°C (194°F) to generate 2800 MWh/yr of electricity
7rGVL TIL of the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Begun in 1921, it honors servicemen and women whose remains were never returned or found. Also, its sentinels do not wear their name plates or ranks on their uniforms out of respect for the fallen comrades
EgYL0 TIL that in 2015, a Columbian man's lung tumors were found to be the result of a tapeworm that had burrowed inside him developing cancer and spreading it to the man.
a84N9 TIL "The Bladerunner" is a medical crime story that has absolutely nothing to do with the movie Blade Runner. The movie is based on a novel called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" The producers just liked the name "Blade Runner" and went with it.