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TIL that, except under exceptional circumstances, drug testing for employment is not allowed in Canada, because it does not respect the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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aw5ZJ TIL 'Red Cross' goes by Red Crescent in most of the Islamic countries as the Ottomans deemed the 'Cross' offensive to their religious sensibilities despite it being derived from the Swiss Flag . In 1983 the name of the organization was changed to "International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement"
VMN7m TIL The Catalina Wine Mixer from Step Brothers wasn't a real thing when the movie was made, but has since become a real event because of the movie
WkRgY TIL that there’s a phrase for thinking of the perfect response a week after the argument - l’esprit d’escalier.
LA9p TIL - Scientists can accurately recover sound in a video that has been recorded without audio, just by observing the micro-vibrations of inanimate objects in that video.
78ZwO TIL in 1951, 600 British soldiers were getting overwhelmed by 30,000 Chinese soldiers. Brig Tom Brodie told his American Superior "Things are a bit sticky, sir." Because of the understatement, the General assumed they were holding up and sent no help. Almost all the soldiers were captured or killed.