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TIL the origin of "sweatshop" was in the 19th century when new technology like sewing machines made mass production possible. "Sweating" was defined by the British parliament as "work carried on for inadequate wages and for excessive hours in insanitary conditions"

LQjrr TIL Confucius's family kept genealogy records for over 2 millennia
Aoew TIL that Spring Temple Buddha statue is the world’s highest statue and was build in 2002 and is of 153 meter including a 20 meter lotus throne.
x6ogB TIL 9/11 Stopped the Forrest Gump Sequel
Meme8 TIL Wayne Gretzky was never drafted
yVdjw TIL about 15% of all traffic on the internet is cat related