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TIL there are no Starbucks in Italy

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b9DgZ TIL that the longest and most expensive criminal case in American history, a 15 year investigation of 321 counts of child abuse, led to no convictions and was likely "simply invented" and the result of mass hysteria.
BoZd TIL in the US, it is legal for employers to set a maximum IQ for a job. The thinking is that people with high IQs pose a greater risk of quitting compared to those with average IQs.
4k9yN TIL the term “third world” was originally a label worn as a sense of pride for countries that didn't fall into either the pro-capitalism or pro-communism camp.
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