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TIL Over 40 Sri Lankan students at University of Kang Ning were tricked into working in Taiwan underground factories and slaughterhouses

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nQjb TIL the Lee-Enfield rifle has been in active service with at least one military since 1895 (currently still used by the Canadian Rangers)
b6Eg0 TIL that although forbidden by the rules, Ralph Steinman was awarded a Nobel Prize for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" after his death which occurred three days earlier on September 30, 2011, the jury being unaware of his death at the time of its decision.
nWD67 TIL Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb — he just marketed it better than everyone else.
mxJLx TIL that the German constitution has an eternity clause that prevent changes of its fundamental core values
d8kv8 TIL the ‘Read the Bills Act’ is a proposed act that would require members of Congress to read bills before they vote on them. It has been in limbo since 2006.