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TIL there is a drug called disulfuram that is used to treat alcoholism that will make you very physically ill if you consume even a drop of alcohol.

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BQJx TIL that Patagonia (clothing company) has a “bail fund” that is used when an employee is arrested while participating in a nonviolent expressions of activism for environmental causes.
b9x7 TIL in 2005 Swedish millionaire Johan Eliasch purchased a 400,000-acre (1,600 km2) area of land in the heart of the Amazon rainforest from a logging company for the sole purpose of it’s preservation.
LQB9Z TIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. The product's failure lost them so much money in a year that it's believed to be partially responsible for their bankruptcy.
GEQg TIL at 13, Molly Kelly an Aboriginal girl was forcibly removed from her family and sent to a government institution to become a domestic servant. She escaped and walked 1000 miles home across the outback. From 1905-1971 Australian authorities forcibly removed thousands of indigenous children
VMKM8 TIL Playboy Magazine is now published quarterly instead of twelve times a year and updated its slogan from “Entertainment for Men” to “Entertainment for All". The company’s licensed products — from shampoo to backpacks — bring in over $1 billion annually