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TIL In 2018, Dolce & Gabbana marketed culturally insensitive ads in China, leading to widespread condemnation. A leaked instagram screenshot later showed Gabbana’s alleged derogatory remarks about the Chinese. Though Gabbana claimed his account was hacked, he had a history of offensive remarks.

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neOjY TIL there were 53 extras in the 1993 film Philadelphia with AIDS or were HIV positive, and 43 of them had died by the end of 1994. During his Golden Globe acceptance speech for Best Actor, Tom Hanks paid tribute to the courage and humanity of one extra named Mark Sorensen.
Q1l6 TIL that China has mobile “execution vans” that drive around carrying out the death penalty. The government claims this is both more cost-effective and more humane than traditional methods. China executed at least 1,634 people in 2015.
Gav1 TIL sea cucumbers spit out their internal organs via their anus as a defence mechanism
R54x7 TIL that in the 1830s, ketchup was sold as medicine, claiming to cure ailments like indigestion and diarrhea. It was Dr. John Cook Bennett who added tomatoes to ketchup, previously a fish-based sauce, and promoted its medicinal properties.
yb7J TIL There’s a building in London that reflects the Sun so perfectly, it literally melts cars.