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TIL that employers cannot take away their employees tips

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79EZ TIL of Operation Nifty Package, a US mission in which American soldiers repeatedly blared rock music such as “I Fought the Law” and “Welcome to the Jungle” as a form of psychological warfare to force dictator Manuel Noriega to come out of his Vatican sanctuary. He surrendered after 10 days.
yQG9w TIL UC Merced’s student population includes more than 73 percent who are the first in their family to attend college — double the national average and by far the highest of any UC campus. Nearly 55 percent of UC Merced’s students are Hispanic, and nine in 10 students receive financial aid
xVjNk TIL that anyone residing in Portugal is presumed a consenting organ donor unless the contrary is manifested by obtaining a legal document that states the person does not want to be considered for donation upon their death.
OoQjL TIL That the "seam" on a USB is always supposed to point down (horizontal) or to the left (vertical) when plugging in.
e0d1n TIL in 1744, two Scottish Presbyterian ministers made a plan to have fellow ministers pay a small amount a year into a fund, which would be used to take care of their widows if ministers died. It became the blueprint for modern insurance, and their fund, Scottish Widows, is now worth billions.