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TIL many brands of lipstick still contain large traces of lead

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Ja64 TIL that Mars Candy corp, makers of Snickers, Three Muskateers, Milky Way, Twix ect., cut the size of their candy bars by 11% this year. They referred to it not as cutting size but “cutting calories”
VQ10 TIL that is 2009 two men randomly decided to attack two men dressed in drag. It turned out the two drag queens were cage fighters in fancy dress.
R7Qp4 TIL: Before the trial of Soviet politicians Zinoviev and Kamenev, they had agreed to plead guilty to the false charges on the condition that they not be executed, a condition that Stalin accepted, stating "that goes without saying". A few hours after their conviction, Stalin ordered their execution
gMKW TIL Abercrombie & Fitch offered Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino a “substantial payment” if he stopped wearing Abercrombie-branded clothes, stating “We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino’s association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image.”
wXJ1 TIL that the “immunity to iocane powder” plot device has a basis on an ancient king