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TIL Starbucks spends more on health insurance for its employees than on raw materials needed to brew its coffee.

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XE0YQ TIL That the inventor of Tang, also invented Pop Rocks, Cool Whip, a form of instant-set Jell-O, and other convenience foods.
NXY4J TIL Baldur's Gate 3 is the first video game ever to win all five major Game of the Year awards (Golden Joystick, The Game, D.I.C.E., Game Developers Choice, & British Academy Games).
8e9gP TIL The founder of Sony hired an outspoken critic of their products so they could make better products. 20 years later, he became the president of Sony
9w7A7 TIL The US Navy still operates wooden ships.
mMmo TIL that one theory on why we are ticklish is that it serves as a mechanism for developing combat skills. Most often practiced from parent to child, tickling activates vulnerable areas on the body that develop a defensive reaction while producing laughter that encourages the ‘attacker’ to continue.