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TIL that companies such as Wholefoods, Starbucks, Microsoft, IBM make use of prison labour

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JYN48 TIL cheekbone reduction surgery exists and is somewhat popular in South Korea
XEPMr TIL "Soap opera rapid aging syndrome" refers to the practice of soap operas to age child characters faster than the general timeline of the shows, sometimes becoming adults in a few years after their birth.
e0nYb TIL doves were traditionally released during the opening ceremony of the Olympics games, until Seoul 1988. Several of the birds, instead of flying away, settled on the cauldron housing the Olympic flame and were subsequently incinerated in front of the crowd when it was lit.
p1r4 TIL the WaterSaver Faucet Company began disciplining workers for “excessive use” of the bathroom, meaning they used their allocated six minutes per business day. They also gave workers gift cards as rewards for not using the bathroom at all in a day.
0EMy TIL to test the authenticity of wine, you can measure its radioactivity. If it was bottled before 1945, there shouldn’t be any cesium 137 - radioactive evidence of exploded nuclear bombs - in the wine.