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TIL that Haiti, cholera free for > 100 years, suffered an extreme outbreak after Nepalese UN relief workers dumped raw sewage into a stream. Hundreds of thousands sickened, around 10,000 dead and cholera is now endemic in the nation.

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Lev9 TIL The US state of Mississippi ratified the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery on Feb. 7, 2013.
v1JWx TIL that companies such as Wholefoods, Starbucks, Microsoft, IBM make use of prison labour
Xjbr TIL Comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks not only discovered Dave Chappelle, he also discovered Gene Wilder (The original Willy Wonka). He also served as a Combat Engineer in the Battle of the Bulge, defusing explosives, and set up his own loud speakers and sang to enemy propaganda loudspeakers.
VoxQ TIL Costco keeps under 2 pennies of profit for every $1 of revenue they bring in
JY0Rk TIL Stephen Hawking did his own dialogue when he appeared on The Simpsons and he especially had problems with the word 'Fruitopia'. Hawking later expressed dissatisfaction with the appearance because he felt more people knew him for The Simpsons than for his work.