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TIL that Smithfield Foods, based in Virginia and the largest producer of pork in the world, has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Chinese holding company since 2013

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xVMMb TIL that Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed musician John Lennon, is still alive and is up for parole for the 11th time.
7rJb TIL Two different people have committed suicide after being interviewed by Nancy Grace. One shot herself, the other set herself on fire.
v1Nwr TIL at Live Aid Bono noticed that a girl was being suffocated in the crowd, tried to get security to help her out, but when they didn’t understand what he meant, he jumped off the stage and helped security pull her out. She later said that Bono saved her life that day.
Vll4 TIL that the shortest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world takes place in Dripsey, Cork. The parade lasts just 100 yards and travels between the village’s two pubs
OGlya TIL Melpomene and Thalia are the muses of comedy and tragedy. Their faces are the two depicted in the drama masks.