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TIL: the Judge Rotenberg Center, an institution in Massachusetts for those with developmental disabilities and autism, has been condemned for torture by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture

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jJ6j TIL that the people that created the Polio Vaccine did not patent it and instead donated it as a gift to humanity.
5K8B TIL a woman tried to use a fake million dollar bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at Wal-Mart and expected $998,325 in change
a8nEM TIL In 2014, GM issued an 800,000-car recall due to faulty ignitions. The automobiles would turn off while being driven, resulting in the loss of power steering and brakes, as well as the failure of the airbags to deploy. They have known about the issue since 2005, but never corrected it.
5VBOD TIL the world’s longest wedding dress train is 8,095.40 meters, which is almost long enough to reach Mount Everest at 8,850 meters.
mxOdP TIL that Danny Devito was an executive producer for Pulp Fiction