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TIL Coca-Cola was accused of hiring hitmen between 1990 and 2002 to kill at least 10 trade union leaders.

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vn54 TIL In 2012, investigators discovered Wal-Mart de Mexico had bribed various government officials in order to increase growth in the country. They found a paper trail of hundreds of suspect payments totaling more than $24 million. Wal-Mart executives in the US tried to bury the matter.
x7N5 TIL that after a woman’s lung collapsed on a flight, two doctors performed surgery with the aircraft’s medical kit, along with a coat hanger, Sellotape, a knife and fork, a bottle of water, and five star brandy for disinfectant. The woman felt better after ten minutes.
Jbmj TIL Hitler’s sister-in-law, Bridget Hitler, said she was responsible for Hitler’s signature mustache. She wrote in her memoirs that she could not stand his unruly mustache, so he cut it, but that in doing so, “as in most things, he went too far.”
6E4VW TIL that Thai cops that break the rules are punished by having to wear pink Hello Kitty armbands while not being allowed to disclose what they've done to "earn" it, leaving their offense to the imagination
J1jNV TIL Burritos are popular food for astronauts in space because it's easy to eat and doesn't produce crumbs that could float around and damage equipment