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TIL there were more than 100 reported cases of Human Sacrifice in India between 2014 and 2021.

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WVwX TIL Thomas Edison was one of the first movie pirates. He stole prints of Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon and distributed them in the United States. Shortly afterward, Méliès went bankrupt
g9WX TIL that the concurrent Navy training and testing could potentially kill hundreds of whales and dolphins and disable thousands over the next five years.
dLxB TIL Slaughterhouse workers are more likely to be violent, and it is believed this is because they have become desensitized to suffering
l77D1 TIL MIT engineers made the first-ever plane with no moving parts by using electricity to ionize air (2018).
vPeZj TIL Walt Disney believed “Snow White” would be hard to sell. Knowing this, Walt gathered his team and performed a one-man show. He acted out the entire movie himself, mimicking the characteristics and voice of each of the characters. They were spellbound by the show. Production began shortly after.