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TIL 80% of American toys are made in China’s Pearl River Delta, employing 3 million people in 8,000 factories

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0daYj TIL a father (5 years) & son (4 years) were sentenced to prison after they cashed in 14,000 winning lottery tickets over a 10-year period, laundered more than $20m, & then failed to pay the IRS $6m. They bought the tickets at a discount from people who wanted to avoid being identified by the state.
kJOye TIL that Ketogenic diets are a viable treatment option for epilepsy that has not responded to multiple antiepileptic drugs (refractory seizures). It is also under investigation for utility in Alzheimer's.
7rK57 TIL that when Pope Benedict XI (1302) decided to hire a painter, he sent a messenger to Florence, Italy to collect a sample from Giotto. Giotto drew a perfect circle and handed it to the messenger, instructing him to bring it to the Pope. When the pope learned it was done freehand, he hired Giotto.
pJ08 TIL there are turntables that play records using a laser instead of a needle, and are so accurate that they play the dirt and dust collected in the record grooves
4XDla TIL A study of aging American-Japanese men in Hawaii conclusively showed a direct connection between short height and long life. The folks that were 5-2 and shorter lived the longest