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TIL that Mussolini's regime used castor oil as a form of torture, forcing victims to drink large amounts, causing severe diarrhea, dehydration, and humiliation.

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lo4D5 TIL that in 2014 when impoverished Ivory Coast cocoa farmers were asked what they were growing was made into, they didn’t know. The farmers knew cocoa was some type of food but they had never heard of or tasted chocolate until reporters brought them a chocolate bar to try.
9RR6 TIL the TV show “Jackass” was sued by a Montana resident named Jack Ass who claimed the show was defaming his name. He said it took two years to file the suit because he couldn’t find a lawyer.
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