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TIL the U.S. manufacturing sector produces three to five times what it did in the 1950/60s, even adjusted for inflation

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VkmG TIL: In 1981, a woman was kidnapped and repeatedly raped by deprogrammers that her parents hired in attempt to remove her from her relationship. Her charges against her parents and the deprogrammers were dismissed in trial.
m1dMo TIL that Roman consular Manius Aquillus was executed by Mithridates of Pontus in 88 BC by having molten gold poured down his throat.
GYQ4g TIL Quebec banned ads for toys and fast food aimed at children under 13, resulting in lowered childhood obesity rates.
9R16 TIL that if you bend your middle finger under your palm on the table, you can lift the thumb, index, and little finger, but it is impossible to lift your ring finger. This is because the tendons in all fingers are independent, except those on the middle and ring finger.
R7pKj TIL: Melbourne, Australia gave some of its trees email addresses so residents could report problems. Instead, the trees received love letters.