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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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WkyOY TIL that during the filming of Breaking Bad actress Julia Minesci who played a meth addicted prostitute was legitimately propositioned for sex during the shooting of a scene.
x6pZB TIL that actress Lili Taylor is an avid birder and sits on the boards of the National Audubon Society and American Birding Association
QNgmM TIL in 1989, the US pursued Panama dictator Manuel Noriega and tried to make him surrender by loudly playing hit songs such as "Welcome to the Jungle," "Panama," and "Never Gonna Give You Up" in front of the embassy Noriega was staying in.
OG6ae TIL: Ants invented agriculture 50-60 million years ago, right around the time that the first primates appear in the fossil record. These ants cultivate a domesticated fungus for food in underground greenhouses and tend to it through watering, weeding, and pest/disease control.
QJLZk TIL The announcer of Bill Nye the Science Guy was the same announcer as Super Smash Bros Brawl