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TIL: Almost all major American Grocery chains continue to profit from the use of Slavery in Thailand’s peeled shrimp industry.

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BdKW TIL: Printed dates on food are not required by the FDA and are not intended to mean food safety, only quality. An avg family of 4 throws out 1,344 lbs of perfectly good food each year bc of the misconception of the meaning of these dates
neLgY TIL that in 1898, the black majority city of Wilmington, NC was subject to a white mob that expelled opposition black and white political leaders from the city, destroyed the property and businesses of black citizens, and killed 60 - 300 people.
PYRNL TIL that a small town in Louisiana had the area code “666” for phone numbers, until enough residents complained about the reference to the devil that they finally decided to change it in 2007.
R5mnQ TIL that in order to circumvent speaking limits designed to prevent filibustering, a Canadian politician introduced a bill that named every body of water in Ontario in its title.
PY00Z TIL Charlie Cox (actor of Daredevil) didn't make eye contact during casting for a lead role (Han Solo) as he wasn't used to it from playing a blind man for 2 years. He thinks that this may have cost him the role.