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TIL Foxconn workers live in dormitories at the factory, and are forbidden from cooking or having visitors

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AV1n TIL Skechers was sued for false advertising of Shape-Ups ($40M) and had to mail out half a million refunds
9Y8MM TIL that not only are Gentoo penguins fiercely monogamous, they will violently banish any "cheaters" from their colonies.
Qkdp TIL In 1923, a “fire tornado” went through Tokyo and incinerated more than 38,000 people.
wLnEJ TIL in 1947, chess grandmaster Miguel Najdorf played a record 45 simultaneous games of blindfolded chess. He had no way of contacting any friends or family who might have survived the Holocaust, and broke the record in hopes they might see the news coverage. The record stood for 64 years.
E1rbd TIL There’s a famous scene in the 1931 film “The Public Enemy” where James Cagney smashes a grapefruit in Mae Clarke’s face. Clark’s ex-husband loved that scene so much he would repeatedly buy tickets and watch it over and over again, getting shushed when his laughter got too loud.