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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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YpAgZ TIL Cyndi lauper"s 80s hit "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a cover of the Robert Hazards song of the same name from the late 70s.
awK5N TIL that due to food and labour shortages in the 1960’s, Brazil has the world’s largest population of Japanese people outside of Japan.
PYXrO TIL Lysol was advertised as a method of birth control (via douching), leading to several deaths
epagJ TIL that one of the SCAs (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft) - the Boeing 747s that used to transport the Space Shuttle on its back - had a humorous note at one of the mounting points: "Attach Orbiter here. NOTE: black side down"
XWdQ TIL babies have accents. example, a French babies cry will end with a rising note, while German babies have a dropping note at the end of theirs. they pick up on this in the womb.