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TIL that in December 2022, 11 Crumbl Cookies franchises across six U.S. states were fined by the Department of Labor for violations of child labor laws by hiring minors. In total, the Crumbl franchisees were fined $57,854.

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wL8KW TIL of Tyke a circus elephant who after years of abuse, killed her trainer and injured her groomer. She bolted out of the arena and roamed the streets of Honolulu for about 30 mins before she was finally put down by police. Tyke became symbolic of circus tragedies and a symbol for animal rights.
Wk764 TIL that, following the release of GoldenEye, the Contra Dam has become a popular place to bungie jump. More than 10,000 people have made the dive.
woj6W TIL bee suits are customarily white because by wearing white, a beekeeper can approach and open the hive without the bees becoming defensive and attacking as bees dislike dark coloured animals.
dDN0B TIL that David Koresh of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas got the idea for his name from one of his lovers, Lois Roden. She checked out a book from the Waco McLennan County Public Library in the 1980s on Cyrus Teed, an early 1900s cult leader from Southwest Florida who went by the name "Koresh".
GYxB1 TIL In 1981, polio-sufferer Ian Dury released Spasticus Autisticus, a protest song against the International Year of Disabled Persons. It was banned by the BBC for being offensive, but was broadcast worldwide during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.