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TIL Salvation Army and Goodwill have almost singlehandedly crippled Africa’s clothing industry

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boDj TIL That Jews put god on trial during the holocaust, and found him guilty
E1Qgp TIL in 1981 the Iraqi government ordered 25,000 special edition Chevy Malibus from GM Canada. When the order was cancelled half way through, the 12,500 remaining cars with their 3 on the floor manuals were sold in Canada for $6,800.
8avVb TIL the CIA used a device called Jack in the Box, made from sex dolls cut from the shoulder down. If an agent was being tailed by the KGB, his driver would turn sharply, giving him time to hop out of the car. The driver would then deploy the device, so it would look like the agent is in the car.
871V TIL North Korea holds elections every 5 years in which the ballots list only one candidate.
EjP0 TIL there is an $11,000 royalty fee a climber must pay to the Nepal government to climb Mount Everest. They earn around $3.25 million every season.