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TIL Phyllis Smith, who played Phyllis in The Office, used to be a cheerleader for the St. Louis Cardinals football team, and was a burlesque performer

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erOD TIL Elon Musk called Apple a ‘graveyard’ for fired Tesla staff stating: “If you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple. I’m not kidding.”
JYGEv TIL that Norway has the world's first Bicycle Escalator built on a long, uphill road to help tired cyclists (or parents with baby strollers), and encourage cycling in the city.
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9YnP6 TIL when you blink your brain treats it as a tiny nap. Giving the average person between 20,000 and 30,000 two-tenths of a second naps every day, or roughly 10 percent of their waking hours.
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