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TIL by 2015, over 1,200 foreign workers died building stadiums for Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Indian Government issued a press release "Considering the large size of our community, the number of deaths is quite normal."

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xwn7 TIL The hook from the Jay Z song 99 Problems was originally recorded by Ice T in his song of the same name back in 1993. The lyric “I got 99 Problems but a bitch ain’t one” was coined during a conversation between Ice T and Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew.
lAj1 TIL that It’s A Wonderful Life was a box office flop that caused the sale of its production company. It only became popular after the copyright holders forgot to file for a renewal and TV stations could play it all day and night without paying for it.
OoK7Y TIL a French man was surprised by his colleagues with a free ride in a French Air Force fighter jet going 870 mph (but had never said he wanted such a ride). He panicked, accidentally grabbed the ejector button and ejected himself at 2,500 ft altitude. He parachuted safely to to the ground.
9ngm TIL the Khmer Rouge killed ~25% of Cambodia’s populace by making everyone work 12 hours daily on farms. Intellectuals were killed. Schools, religion, freedom to travel, money, factories, & hospitals were eliminated. The K.R. exerted control by limiting married couples’ visits & scattering families.
yQLrp TIL that The Hunt for Red October (1990), Patriot Games (1992), and The Sum of All Fears (2002) are all apart of the same film series, the most recent of which was Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) starring Chris Pine.