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TIL that closing down sweatshops often leads to a subsequent surge in child prostitution

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rR640 TIL that a 1631 edition of the Bible published by the royal printers of London caused an uproar when it was found that the Ten Commandments included “thou shalt commit adultery.” Most copies of this Wicked Bible were found and ordered destroyed; the few that survived are highly sought by collectors.
BgR0x TIL that the first chocolate bar was created by Joseph Fry in 1847. Before this, chocolate was primarily consumed as a beverage.
vP5M8 TIL about the Rathbone family. A family of shipbuilders and merchants from the 1700s. Members include actor Basil (played Sherlock Holmes and villains in Robin Hood and Zorro) and COL Henry Rathbone (who was in the box seat with President Lincoln when he got shot by Booth)
ZJ1D TIL Sky News UK initially reported that “the entire eastern seaboard of the United States has been decimated by a terrorist attack” on 9/11
G0O1 TIL Shipping containers filled with Vancouver’s garbage were illegally shipped to the Philippines, caught in customs, and then left to rot for years causing a minor international incident.