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TIL during the 1990s, anti-sweatshop activists from rich countries succeeded in shutting down sweatshops in Bangladesh, forcing thousands of children into prostitution, crime, and starvation.

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pZyp TIL: The answer-question format on Jeapardy! came about after a string of quiz show scandals. Audiences were skeptical that contestants were given the answers, so Merv Griffin built an entire show around giving answers.
d8g1Q TIL that one in every 5,000 babies is born without a butthole. This condition is called “imperforate anus” and the baby has to have one created manually in the hospital. The cause of this is not fully understood but it is believed to be caused by abnormal development of the rectum.