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TIL in 2014, a major radioactive waste incident occurred in the United States when workers filled a barrel with the wrong brand of cat litter.

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6EE7m TIL that in 1947, after the price of a chocolate bar increased from 5 cents to 8 cents, 200 kids marched and protested on the capitol building in British Columbia, shutting down the government for a day. It is known as " The Candy Bar Strike".
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