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TIL that Dubai uses slave labor to build their skyscrapers.

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6wJ8 TIL that Mexican Coke is actually brewed, with cane sugar, in mexico with the intention to be exported. However, Mexicans still consume corn syrup flavored coke, also brewed in Mexico.
rNo1 TIL that 99% of all puppies sold at pet stores come from puppy mills.
wJJ7 TIL scientists discovered a female boa constrictor which could reproduce asexually. She produced two large litters of female babies, but unlike normal female boa constrictors these babies had two W chromosomes, instead of one Z and one W chromosome
vP0vx TIL of a research which states that speed-watching of online materials positively impacts the comprehension of those materials.
544Q TIL while filming the movie disaster Ishtar, the animal trainer needed to find a blue-eyed camel. He found the perfect one at the first dealer but decided to shop around. Realizing how rare blue-eyed camels are, he returned to the first trader, who had since eaten the camel.