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TIL that in 1999 the World Bank had public water systems in two of Bolivia’s largest urban areas turned over to a Corporation in a secretive process - who raised water rates by up to 200%. The corporation was forced to leave Bolivia, but then spent 3 years trying to sue Bolivia for lost profits.

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KlAa TIL that Mad Magazine publisher William Gaines once took his entire staff to Haiti to convince the sole Haitian subscriber to renew. When a neighbor also bought a subscription Gaines then declared the trip to be a financial success because the magazine had doubled its Haitian circulation.
pXLN TIL a man fired blanks at Queen Elizabeth II, said he did it for fame, showed no mental issues, spent three years in jail, then changed his name and continued on with his life at age 20 once released.
gM50b TIL that a dog in China refused to leave his dead owner’s grave. He even refused to leave after 7 days without food. When a man took him home and fed him, he quickly left and ran back to the grave. He had been his owners’ sole companion. The villagers planned to build a kennel for him.
GYMAQ TIL a masked Manchester music producer known as "Outlaw" has been driving around at 5 mph blasting McFerrin's "Don't Worry" & handing out free items such as toilet paper, sanitiser, & weed. He's also known for handing out cash to needy at xmas & for giving bags of bud to passersby in Picadilly Gdns.
W77KA TIL between the time he murdered his wife and son and the time he killed himself, pro wrestler Chris Benoit attempted to reschedule his flight from Atlanta to Texas so he could perform at that weekend's WWE pay-per-view, where he was scheduled to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship.