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TIL about Manhattan’s Book Row, where until the 60s, over 36 bookstores existed across just a few blocks

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avXN TIL that during US-backed Pinochet’s violent takeover of Chile, a popular singer was beaten, tortured and had his hands broken. While he lay on the ground, his captors mockingly suggested he play guitar. With that he sang “We Will Win” before he was shot 44 times.
R7BJ8 TIL underwater construction can be achieved by creating dry work areas underwater inside of an enclosed space called a cofferdam
a4y TIL there may soon be a vaccine to prevent and treat obesity.
K4V4 TIL that before releasing Nine Inch Nails’ debut album Pretty Hate Machine, Trent Reznor took a job as a janitor at a recording studio. Using the recording equipment during his breaks, he near-singlehandedly wrote, played, and edited a demo, and was signed to a record label soon after.
Oo5jX TIL Regulatory capture is a form of government failure where those bodies regulating industries become sympathetic to the businesses they are supposed to be regulating. Regulatory capture can mean monopolies can continue to charge high prices.