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TIL Rich people in China often hire body doubles to serve their prison sentences.

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ADLkd TIL when the '79 fullsize Chryslers were being launched, the quality engineering department estimated that there would be 1077 defects per 100 cars built.
Z86Bp TIL that a 1992 Japanese TV show combined English lessons with gymnastic exercise programs. On the show, three gymnasts would perform synchronized exercises while chanting phrases like, "Hasta la vista, baby," "Spare me my life!", "I was robbed by two men!", and "I have a bad case of diarrhea."
8aE54 TIL Earth is the only known planet where fire can burn. No other planet has enough oxygen.
gnAb TIL In the U.S. an estimated 300,000 deaths per year may be attributable to obesity.
KOMAJ TIL BMW used prisoners from concentration camps like Dachau to build their cars and plane engines during the second world war. By the end of the war, almost 50% of the 50,000-person workforce at BMW consisted of prisoners from concentration camps.