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TIL of a way to go on strike without leaving work. In “work-to-rule”, employees do the minimum possible required of them, and precisely follow all safety and other regulations. Examples: Refusing overtime, nurses not answering phones, police not issuing citations, taking every legally entitled break

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R7Wo8 TIL during the Siege of Leningrad during WW2, many soviets within the city resorted to cannibalism. Over 2500 people were caught and arrested for cannibalism, including a mother who smothered her eighteen-month-old to feed her three older children
yVGea TIL the Pokemon Snorlax is based off of one of the original game designers for Pokemon
yQ7LM TIL that The Animals' Eric Burdon is "The Eggman" from The Beatles' "I am the Walrus". John Lennon gave him the nickname "Eggman" after hearing a story where Burdon's girlfriend used a popper on him while he was making breakfast, cracked an egg on his naked body, and had sex with him on the floor.
Zp4oD TIL King Charles makes $34 million in rent annually
5V0Wr TIL I learned about the Seneca Falls Convention, that fought for the social, civil and religious rights of women.