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TIL that a US developer who outsourced his job to China for a fifth of his salary was repeatedly named as star employee before getting caught.

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awyyM TIL about The Uncensored Library, a project by Reporters Without Borders. Inside the library are articles by journalists who have been killed, jailed or exiled by governments. These articles can be viewed in the countries of those governments, bypassing these countries' censorship
9YyZm TIL: Cynthia Moon is rumored to have yelled "No siree, Bob!" before leaving General Burnside at the alter. Later Burnside would put her and her family under house arrest for spying for the Confederacy
GAGYj TIL that Ailin Graef, a Second Life player, made millions of dollars selling real estate within the virtual world of the game. Her journey to success started with a single piece of land, leading her to expand her holdings and establish a virtual real estate company.
kJ44g TIL that Dr. Leila Alice Daughtry Denmark was America's oldest known practicing physician when she retired in 2001. She was one of the first women pediatricians in Atlanta, and has been seeing patients and advising parents for more than seventy years.
4neg TIL Sweden is so good at recycling that it has to import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs