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TIL how platform like uber make our food more expensive. ( Spoiler: they take their cut too, not just delivery fee)

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kO8vg TIL a CIA project called 'Operation Paperclip' allowed hundreds of Nazi scientists to live freely in the US providing them cushy jobs and a high standard of living. Many of these scientists have committed horrendous war crimes, like experimenting on live humans with chemical and biological weapons
awMbJ TIL that some people remember their dreams only in black and white.
LZ7d TIL that during the search and rescue operations for the September 11th attacks, it was becoming rarer and rarer for rescue dogs to find anyone, leading them to feel failed, so firefighters hid in the rubble for the dogs to find them.
nwG TIL there’s an octopus that can kill you in one bite - there is no anti-venom
Wk9Ed TIL in 1860′s San Francisco, two stray dogs who were best friends became local celebrities. Their exploits were celebrated in local papers and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers.