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TIL that Hershey has promised to stop using child slave labor to produce their chocolate. By 2020.

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5YlXP TIL the island of Faisans in the middle of the Bidasoa river, on the border of Spain and France, switches countries every six months. This was agreed to as part of the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. This sort of joint sovereignty is called a condominium.
yVZ9v TIL Despite having the best overall record in MLB in 1981, the Cincinnati Reds did not qualify for the postseason. This was due to a midseason strike which split the season in half and teams that won their division in each half of the season advanced to the playoffs.
xVJ15 TIL some people use "G" instead of "K" to refer to "thousand"
6ErNJ TIL of Stoneman's disease, an extremely rare genetic condition where the body replaces damaged tissue with bone.
kOxd7 TIL I learned about RAS Syndrome (redundant acronym syndrome), which is when one or more words, in an acronym, are repeated. Such as, PIN Number, ATM Machine, or UPC Code.