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TIL there is a news maxim called, "Betteridge's Law of Headlines" that basically states any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered, "no".

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Z8a8v TIL In 2006, China slaughtered 50,000 dogs after three people died of rabies. Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot. Owners were offered 63 cents per animal to kill their own dogs before the beating teams were sent in.
jE0a TIL the 3 numbers on an egg carton denote what day of the year it was packaged. 221 (out of 365) is August 9th!
0wbKj TIL that in 1992, a cargo container containing over 28,000 plastic rubber ducks was lost at sea when it fell overboard on its way from Hong Kong to the United States. These ducks are still being found on shores all across the world in places such as Alaska and Australia.
b9aeN TIL that loose lips did not sink ships: "There’s no evidence of shipping losses due to talkative civilians during World War II."
BrlxD TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head