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TIL that Iranian government has more American PhD degree holder in ministerial/cabinet position than the United States government.

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rNnYe TIL Anti-Video Game Activist Jack Thompson wrote a letter to Wendy’s CEO in 2007, demanding to halt the Kids’ Meal promotion of the Nintendo Wii, because Nintendo announced the launch of Manhunt 2 for the Wii, as it would promote violence to America’s youth.
4kyRo TIL when Pixar was working on Toy Story 2, someone accidentally ran a command that began deleting all the movie files. The day was saved because one employee had a backup copy at home since she worked remotely while caring for her newborn.
DanV TIL Adam Reed (creator of Sealab 2021, Frisky Dingo, Archer) and his partner Matt were reprimanded while working at Cartoon Network for “usually working heavily intoxicated”.
neKGr TIL that the CCP used "Struggle sessions" whereby a victim was forced to endure public humiliation and forced to admit various crimes before a crowd of people who would verbally and physically abuse the victim until he or she confessed.
YpNkx TIL Vitali Kaloyev, a Russian Architect who lost his family when the airliner they were flying in collided mid air with a cargo plane. He stalked and later murdered an air traffic controller he blamed for the incident.