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TIL that journalist Martha Gellhorn hid in an Allied ship's bathroom and was the only woman to land in Normandy on D-Day

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by6j TIL it is illegal for anyone, even children, to wear camouflage clothing of any kind in Barbados
JYdRl TIL Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature and 96% of people can tell the difference between hot and cold water by the sound it makes being poured.
LDY0 TIL that until 2001 Disney required employees dressed as characters to share communal underwear
9w7rM TIL Microsoft tested 4-day work week in Japan by giving its entire 2,300-person workforce 5 Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. This led to more efficient meetings, happier workers and boosted productivity by a staggering 40%. Do you think India would’ve seen similar results?
yQZOe TIL that, in 1950, a special agent reported the discovery of three UFOs in New Mexico to the director of the FBI, as well as 3 non-human bodies found inside of them. The entire report is available to read thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.