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TIL that Starbucks Was Selected as World’s Most Ethical Companies for 6th Year in a Row

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JYMLk TIL nonchalant, disheveled, nonplussed, disconsolate, and nonsensical are examples of unpaired words: words that appear to be formed by a prefix and an existing word, but aren't. Chalant, heveled, plussed, consolate, and sensical are not recognized as English words.
awJYZ TIL the UK spent £2.5m in the 1980s to imprison a consensual gay S&M community. The dominant partners were charged with assault and the submissive partners were charged with aiding their own assault.
E1ked TIL that the dog breed 'shih tzu' were bred for royalty in ancient China and where pets for many emperors.
l4nV TIL Dale Irby a PE teacher in Dallas (Texas, USA) who wore the exact same polyester shirt and knit sweater vest for the past 40 years of yearbook photos.
vPLZ7 TIL the largest rampage school killing in US history, 44 killed 58 injured, occurred in 1927. It was caused by over-taxation, hopelessness, and an unhinged personality.