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TIL Walmart’s low wages cost government approximately $2.66 BILLION annually in food stamps and other taxpayer assistance.

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Y60d TIL that by will, J.R.R. Tolkien expressively prohibited any use of the “Lord of the Rings” novels by disney (german source)
QJ81E TIL that the entomologist Justin O. Schmidt created the ''Schmidt sting pain index''. This scale rates the pain from stings of ants, wasps and bees. While getting stung by a warrior wasp, he told to himself: ''Torture. You are chained in the flow of an active volcano. Why did I start this list?''.
P5xg TIL Santa’s reindeer, Donner and Blitzen (German for thunder and lightning) were originally Dunder and Blixem (Dutch for the same)
woYmY TIL Radio AAHS was a successful ‘90s children radio network robbed by Disney. During a brief partnership in ‘96, Disney stole AAHS’ trade secrets and program model to create Radio Disney. In a later lawsuit, a jury found Disney guilty and ordered them to pay $20 million in damages.
7XRp TIL that Justice Ginsberg wears a different collar depending on whether she agrees with the majority or minority opinion in supreme court opinions.