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

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y6DM TIL in 1991, a high profile court case forced the British Government to clearly define the difference between a cake a biscuit. In the end the Government published an official ruling that a cake is defined by its propensity to harden over time, whereas a biscuit has a propensity to soften.
LQlmr TIL: Point Nemo is the satellite landfill
0d0v5 TIL Before she met Clyde, Bonnie Parker was a waitress. One of her regular customers was Ted Hinton who would later be one of the gunmen who killed her. Hinton later admitted he had a little crush on Bonnie which made hunting her down difficult.
9YQlM TIL Reebok has been owned by Adidas since 2005.
9YlWD TIL - the slang term for a detective - a “gum shoe” originated as a term for gum-rubber, used at the bottom of shoes which helped walk more quietly, fantastic for catching thieves.