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TIL that the original Pinocchio was an incredibly dark story written by an author who hated children

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ADDgx TIL Gary Webb, the reporter from the San Jose Mercury News who first broke the story of CIA involvement in the cocaine trade, was found dead with "two gunshot wounds to the head." His death, in 2004, was ruled a suicide.
rRRDM TIL that manufacturing is cheaper in China because of subsidies - energy, land and raw material subsidies, low cost loans at both state and federal levels and not because of low labor costs or scale (SEA and SA are cheaper)
OoDp1 TIL poor ventilation in your bedroom can result in increased carbon dioxide, much higher than standard safety levels. This is associated with poor sleep quality, headaches, and decline in cognitive performance the next day.
wnBY TIL that although “Song 2” by English band Blur is what gained the band mainstream success in America, it was intended to be a parody of American music.
6EgNX TIL of Dipprasad Pun, a Nepalese soldier during the War of Afghanistan who was attacked by 30 insurgents. Believing he was about to die, he expended all 400 rounds of his ammunition, launched 17 grenades, detonated a Claymore mine, and killed an attacker with his tripod, causing them to retreat.