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TIL in 2016 Beyoncé launched a clothing range aimed at “supporting and inspiring” women. A month later it was revealed female sweatshop workers were being paid less than $1 an hour to make the clothing

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VMYNk TIL the church of scientology maintains a facility known as “The Hole” where at least 100 of the church’s members have been confined for months and even years. Guarded by “pursuit teams”, razor wire, motion sensors, and spikes, it’s described by ex-members as comparable to a North Korean death camp.
aeBZ TIL the reason so many crazy news articles begin with “A Florida man/woman…” is because the media have unrestricted access to Florida police reports.
N7yAM TIL in the 90s Costa Rica saved a dying forest by dumping 12,000 tons of waste orange peels and pulp (1000 truckloads)
a9YL TIL that Muhammad Ali once opened a fish and chip shop in Coventry
kgn1 TIL weevil eggs are in most grains that we buy, such as flour, cereal, or rice. So when you see weevils inside sealed bags, they didn’t “get in”. They were already there.