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TIL That one of the most sought after substances in the world that is used in perfumes, Ambergris, is glorified whale poop. It costs more than silver and has been used for centuries.

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dkx7 TIL that Nestle actively supports child trafficking and child slavery in Africa to obtain cocoa. Several organizations have been trying to end Nestle’s involvement, and in 2005 Nestle signed an ILO agreement to stop supporting child labor. 10 years later, Nestle has yet to stop.
ZvJY TIL foreign nationals who enlist in the French Foreign Legion and are injured in battle are awarded French citizenship under a legal provision known as ‘French by spilled blood’
rYM4 TIL that the FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder in order to protect an informant. Two died in prison; the other two served more than 30 years before being exonerated.
6ljl TIL that residents of the village of Shitterton in England grew so tired of people stealing a sign with the village name on it they replaced it with a 1.5 tonne block of stone with the village name inscribed upon it.
78OMO TIL there was a Cod War with confrontations over fishing rights.