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TIL of Southeastern Provisions, a slaughterhouse in which its owner was reported for weekly deposits of $100K for in-cash-payroll. Many workers were undocumented and not paid for overtime. After a undercover operation, the IRS and ICE raided the site in one of the largest raids in US history.

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woxgo TIL Willie Nelson has faced multiple arrests for marijuana possession. Notably, in 2010, after six ounces were found on his tour bus, a Texas prosecutor joked Nelson should pay a $100 fine and sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” in court. The judge denied the performance but upheld the fine.
GAoM1 TIL there were square halos. These were used in donor portraits, a depiction of the person who commissioned the artwork placed among saints, to mark the contemporary donor.
Oor5Y TIL A 2004 Study found that pregnant women who ate lots of chocolate had reduced prenatal stress, and their babies at 6 months old had a more agreeable temperament than pregnant women who ate no chocolate.
R5Bd8 TIL media tycoon Kerry Packer once paid off a cocktail waitress' $130,000 mortage after he accidentally bumped into her, causing her to spill her drinks. Another time, he paid off a cocktail waitress' $150,000 mortage as a tip for good service.
woOEW TIL that the Academy of Persian Language and Literature has maintained that the endonym Farsi is to be avoided in foreign languages, and that Persian is the appropriate designation of the language. The word Persian has been used for centuries, and it carries historical and cultural meaning