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TIL Raisin prices are controlled by a cartel that is exempt from antitrust laws.

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ndR9 TIL Leonard Nimoy’s funeral was free of Westboro baptist church protesters because they couldn’t figure out the location
5YKA8 TIL The teen who sold a kidney for an iPhone is now attached to a dialysis machine. He suffered organ failure, and is likely to be bedridden for life after suffering renal deficiency. He could get a transplant for $336,000 AUD on the black market - more than 80 times what he received for his kidney.
rDme TIL that in 2017, Norway will be the first country in the world to shut down FM radio and go digital instead. Norway plans to switch to DAB (which stands for ‘Digital Audio Broadcasting’), since FM is eight times more expensive.
4eNo TIL “Beats” Headphones cost roughly $14 to make and can sell for upwards of $450
6E8Pl TIL The pink haired mascot "Erin" was dropped from use by company Esurance because the internet wouldn't stop making X rated versions of her.