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TIL drug traffickers launder funds from the US to Mexico largely through fashion wholesalers based in the fashion district of downtown Los Angeles.

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QJG0k TIL that Leo Penn, father of Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Michael Penn, was blacklisted by Hollywood for refusing to name names to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.
vppD TIL Glencore controls 24% of the world’s barley, 10% of its wheat, 50% of its copper and 60% of its zinc
W7OOA TIL DNA study confirms Christopher Columbus’s remains are entombed in Seville | Spain
WpAN TIL that rather than wasting water on doing laundry, Astronauts on the International Space Station eject their dirty worn clothes into space to burn in the Earth’s atmosphere.
7ogM TIL that SOS doesn’t mean “save our ship” or “save our souls.” SOS doesn’t actually stand for anything at all and is used simply because of how easy it is to remember.