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TIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturers

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kOYQ4 TIL that when cardinals failed to elect a pope for 2 years, a hermit warned them of divine vengeance. Cardinals elected him as Pope Celestine V. He refused and tried to flee, and after being persuaded, he wrote two decrees: for fixing the papal elections and for allowing him to resign. Then resigned
mxRxY TIL when the US was pressured by China not to sell F-20 fighters to Taiwan, the US allowed General Dynamics to work with Taiwan to jointly develop a comparable fighter, which was later named F-CK-1. (Yes, it's named after the Taiwanese president who initiated the project, but I'm sure r/theyknew!)
JvJl TIL Bill Nye The Science Guy, holds no advanced degrees (other then honorary)
60P8 TIL that instead of allowing women to sing in their choir like the Protestants, the Catholic church decided to begin the tradition of castrating young boys so their choral music was ‘on-par’ with Protestant choral music.
e08D6 TIL open-plan offices can lead to increases in health problems in officeworkers. The design increases noise polution and removes privacy which increases stress. Ultimately the design is related to lower job satisfaction and higher staff turnover.