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TIL Nestle would aggressively market baby formula in developing countries, causing unnecessary death and suffering of infants.

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M8N0 TIL the Church of Satan doesn’t worship Satan. In fact they don’t believe in the existence of Satan or any other Supernatural beings.
NbJJ TIL the German insurance firm ERGO rewarded its 100 best salesmen with a prostitute-filled “sex party” in Budapest’s most famous thermal baths.
VM1kD TIL about Havergal Brian who wrote the longest symphony in the world called The Gothic. It has only been performed 6 times since it was finished in 1927. It requires 200 musicians and 800 singers, including brass bands, a children’s choir, and a machine that makes thunder sounds.
d87b7 TIL Article V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty requires nuclear powers to sell nuclear bombs to non-nuclear powers if they are determined to be for peaceful explosive purposes by an international body.
PD6e TIL: Jim Thorpe’s 1912 Olympic achievements are still not recognized by the IOC.