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TIL there exists a group of internet commentators hired by the Chinese government to make comments favoring Chinese policies.

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kJJrm TIL that the set of the film "Good Burger" frequently stank because the meat they used would spoil.
78VdZ TIL In 1933 Charlie Chaplin burned his unreleased film A Woman of the Sea (1926) because he was unsatisfied with the final product and for tax purposes.
wxXo TIL the Tesla Model S is so safe, it broke the safety testing equipment.
QN9pk TIL that in 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) decided to allow the first limited black bear hunt in the state since the 1990s. However, the hunt was ended abruptly when hunters killed 295 bears out of the 320-bear limit in just 2 days.
Dxjg TIL a Florida millionaire was being sued for a wrongful death resulting from DUI, so he adopted his 42 year-old girlfried because the court had ruled that the trust set up for his children could not be considered as part of his financial worth.