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TIL People who work in slaughterhouses can and do suffer from PTSD

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4kD7g TIL that Rupert Holmes, the man who sang "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, has never tasted a piña colada in his life. In fact, the song was originally about the actor Humphrey Bogart, rather than the cocktail.
1ak4 TIL A kid used his Make-A-Wish to create a video game to help other young cancer patients cope with chemotherapy and fighting cancer.
4klKN TIL the muscle relaxant Carisoprodol (Soma) was taken off the markets in Europe in 2008 for risk of causing intoxication (affecting mental state) and psychomotor impairment (unusual thoughts and difficulty co-ordinating movements).
rRXBe TIL That despite a 1999 study deeming cases of sexual misconduct to occur "frequently" by employees aboard Royal Caribbean ships, 93% of cases have been dropped due to extensive cover-up efforts by the cruiseline to save face and maintain a "fun" public image.
WAyX TIL over 8 million horses died in WW1. Of those who survived, most were sent to Belgian butchers, being regarded as unfit for any other purpose.