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TIL China harvests organs from political prisoners and, consequentially, has the world’s shortest wait time for organ transplants

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0d9WM TIL in Winnipeg (19 February 1942) a full scale simulated invasion of Winnipeg from "Nazis" (Canadian soldiers) trying to show what would happen if they didn't have the funding from war bonds to win the war. If Day - Valour Canada
6ypY TIL that there is a New York City hot dog vendor who pays $289,000/year for his location.
jNeMn TIL Black Sabbath's debut album in 1970 began with the sound of rain and a distant church bell. 43 years later, in 2013, their final album ended with the sound of rain and a distant church bell.
D11rV This 'instant coal' biofuel brings the high energy efficiency of coal without the usual damaging side-effects - such as deep mining to collect it, and resulting pollution from burning it and releasing impurities.
QJpyd TIL that Piranha 2 director, James Cameron, was the first person to make a solo descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.