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rR1BW TIL that in 2006, 75% of Chinese didn't know that sharks were killed to make shark fin soup. But now, 91% of Chinese support a nationwide ban, thanks to activism work by Yao Ming and others.
BrDZy TIL that the fashion designer Hugo Boss was an early member of the nazi party from 1931,2 years before hitler came to power. His company produced uniforms for the SS, SA and Hitler Youth and used forced labour from Polish and French prisoners-of-war.
4kKlo TIL "What We Do in the Shadows" had an enormous behind-the-scene joke, with the IT guy Stu - who's played by a real IT guy called Stu- was told he's needed for IT purposes on set, with his role in the script being kept secret from the entire cast and him repeatedly told everyday to film a bit more.
LkLQ TIL John Lennon wrote the Beatles song ‘Dear Prudence’ for Prudence Farrow (Mia’s sister) while studying TM in India. The group became worried about her because she spent the majority of her time alone in her room practicing meditation, so John wrote her a song to persuade her to socialize more.
nMXo TIL: that a man has a bottle garden that he has not watered for 40 years, its still alive due to the plant creating a self sustained ecosystem