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TIL that it’s actually not illegal for a former employer to give a bad reference, they just generally don’t do it to avoid being sued for defamation.

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vnL TIL on June 24, 1374, one of the first documented outbreaks of St John’s Dance struck Aachen, Germany. People would dance uncontrollably for no apparent reason, even continuing to writhe around on the ground after collapsing from exhaustion.
rNwvM TIL three out of the first four United States Presidents passed away on July 4th, America's independence day.
VBB94 TIL there are ‘Bat Flies’ which are wingless and spider-shaped, live on bat blood, and raise a single larva which develops inside the female, fed by internal lactating glands
E1GD0 TIL that the US Navy strongly considered using the Village People's disco hit "In the Navy" for recruiting purposes, even though LGBT Americans were barred from military service at the time.
5YbGr TIL Costco’s Chief Operations Officer once told co-founder Jim Sinegal they needed to raise the price of their $1.50 hotdog-soda combo. Jim responded “If you raise the effing hot dog, I’ll kill you. Figure it out.” Costco ended up building its own hot dog-manufacturing plant to keep the prices low.