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TIL All the Pandas in the world belong to China (even unborn ones)

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JYMMm TIL Purina, owned by Nestle, has been accused of poisoning thousands of pets through chemically-laced pet food
JYY4B TIL In 2006, The FBI planted an informant pretending to be a radical Muslim in a mosque, and the Muslims in the mosque reported him to the FBI.
kgM5 TIL a Univ. of Manchester debate on feminism and censorship was canceled when the student union barred both speakers due to the university’s “safe space” policy
ZoMD TIL of a festival in Spain, “Entroido”, where Medieval tax collectors run in the streets with burning hay as people throw dirt at them. The town gathers in the center to throw flour and ants at each other, followed by a man w/ a cows head used to lifts women’s skirts, among other things
JYmol TIL there is a town in New Mexico named "Truth or Consequences". They changed it from "Hot Springs" in 1950 to win a radio contest.