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TIL Nestlé admitted that slave labor was involved in the production of its Fancy Feast catfood brand in Thailand.

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6EBLQ TIL of Marco Flores. He was molested by a neighbor from age 8. As a teen, he found a photo of his nephew, 6, in his predator’s home. Wanting to protect his nephew, he killed the predator. Police found child porn & chat logs on his pc about molesting Flores & planning to molest more.
xVbv1 TIL that in Sweden, a single anonymous phone call to the tax authority is enough to find out what someone has paid and tabloids often publish lists of the highest earners in different neighborhoods.
AD85g TIL of a natural phenomenon called radiative cooling which the ancient Persians exploited to create ice, even when temperatures were above freezing
VBkJ0 TIL At the 1829 Rainhill trials John Ericsson and John Braithwaite's Novelty was the fastest of the locomotives, traveling up to 45km/h, but a series of breakdowns led to George and Robert Stephenson's slower but consistent Rocket winning the prize.
Z8nXQ TIL that among the many bizarre requests received by Virgin Atlantic flight attendants were: "Could you turn the engines down because they are too noisy?"; "Please can the Captain stop the turbulence?"; "Can you take my children to the playroom?"; and "Is there a McDonald's onboard?"