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TIL that disabled employees are often stalked and secretly filmed by their insurance carriers

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r64w TIL of Bile Bears which are cruelly “milked” for their liver bile regularly, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. The bears are stored in cages so small that the bears are unable to turn around or stand for up to 30 years. Most bears eventually die from malignant tumours or starvation.
Y7MkB TIL that snakes can save us from Earthquakes!
b6Mjj TIL After Imperial China was overthrown in 1911, the Qing court sent an envoy, Tang Shaoyi, to negotiate peace with the Republic of China. Tang visited Sun Yat-sen in the Presidential Palace and was so moved that he switched sides and became the first Premier of the National Republic
xj0b TIL giant pandas can survive on bamboo only because of gut bacteria
YpMbG TIL that Japan is making all of its medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics out of discarded electronics