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TIL when Google was losing a lot of female employees because they weren’t coming back to work after giving birth, Google lengthened maternity leave to 5 months from 3, and changed it from partial pay to full pay, and the amount of women who didn’t come back after maternity leave dropped by 50%.

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nDEY TIL a dog in Spain waited for his master outside a hospital for 12 years, unaware that his master had died.
b6j77 TIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted a measure of forced loans: wealthier citizens were forced to buy low interest government bonds
Lk8Jv TIL that over the last decade, there have been at least 15 cases of athletes who have died from over-hydration during sporting events. Too much fluid consumption can cause serious health issues by diluting the sodium in the blood, which creates a swelling of the brain and lungs
yVlYe TIL that Mike Tyson’s famous profanity ridden tirade at the press conference for the build up to his fight with Lennox Lewis, was caused after a journalist suggested Tyson should be put in a straight jacket.
KYyV6 TIL over 98% of Korean households have a special kimchi fridge