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[TIL] About the "Chapwood Index" which seeks to expose problems with consumer price index. By using a more updated "basket of goods" and showing fluctuations by geographical area.

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NaAb TIL the oldest man alive is a holocaust survivor whose children died in the Warsaw Ghetto
0bZ1 TIL Coca-Cola has claimed they will be globally “water-neutral” by 2020 - meaning for every liter of water they use, they will return a liter to the Earth.
yQgpX TIL that M.I.A’s break out hit ‘Paper Planes’ samples ‘Straight to Hell’ by the Clash, which feels apt
oRxgA TIL about Shani Shingnapur, an Indian village without doors or locks where residents rely on supernatural protection and community trust to prevent crime.
K14w TIL that the “Pirate speak” from movies and books was an actual distinct dialect of English which was spoken until the 19th century in the west country. It became associated with pirates due to the strong seafaring tradition from the area.