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TIL The Mondragon Corporation is run democratically; its workers collectively choose, hire and fire their directors as well as decide the wage ratios between the top-paid and lowest-paid workers. It has been hailed as “a working model of an alternative to the capitalist mode of production.”

x65Jg TIL Oreos are an imitation of the Hydrox chocolate cream-centered cookie introduced in 1908, but they outstripped Hydrox in popularity so much that many think Hydrox is an imitation of Oreo
x6Emk TIL The deadlist slave revolt in Amerian history was on August 21, 1831, when Nat Turner, believing he was called by God to lead African Americans out of slavery, lead a rebellion that killed between 55 and 65 White people, mostly women and children.
45YJ TIL Wonder Woman was named a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in 2016. However, due to her being an overtly sexualized scantily clad “large breasted white woman of impossible proportions” critics dismissed the character as not being a worthy role model for women.
VaLZ TIL Portland, OR has the most strip clubs per capita, 8.86 clubs per 100,000 people. This is because the Oregon constitution says: No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write or print freely on any subject whatever.
QJjbe TIL pigeons are everywhere because humans domesticated them 10,000 years ago for food, and have since been using them for other things until they were abandoned and perfectly adapted for an urban environment