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TIL Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood obesity rates.

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ReOj TIL Gary Oldman and Matthew McConaughey stared in a 2003 movie called “Tiptoes” in which McConaughey’s entire family are dwarves. And Gary Oldman in “a role of a lifetime” plays McConaughey’s twin brother, also a dwarf.
OoxRa TIL the Renault 5 was designed by Michel Boué in his spare time, and when the Renault executives learned of Boué's work, they were so impressed that they approved it for formal development. However, Boué did not see the final product, having died of cancer several months before the 5's launch.
nWjgP TIL that DFIA (prev. Munchausen by proxy) is one of the most lethal forms of child abuse, with a 6-10% child mortality rate; 25% of siblings of FDIA child victims were also found to be deceased. The only known treatment is separating child from the abusive caregiver, and caregivers rarely improve.
D1yyp TIL that over 4000 years ago the first ever customer complaint was recorded in Sumerian, regarding poor quality ore.
GAWO7 TIL: Plywood was invented over 4500 years ago in Ancient Egypt