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TIL the total compensation of the top nine Apple executives in 2011 is the same as the total compensation of 95,000 Chinese factory workers making Apple products

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XE66k TIL That according to a study done at the University of South Australia women’s voices have dropped (an average of) 23 HZ in the last decade. Researchers reasoning is that because gender equality has given women more prominent jobs, women have deepened their voice to display authority.
Ry91 TIL of illegal “Gutter Oil” in China, where raw sewage and other waste is boiled down to make cooking oil, which is then used by street vendors and restaurants to cook with.
Y776P TIL for the censorship case against Ulysses (a notoriously hard novel to read), the US trial judge forced himself read the entire book so he could judge it properly
Wkky8 TIL Mustache March is an annual event where men in the US Air Force grow mustaches to honor Air Force legend Robin Olds and as a good-natured protest against facial hair regulations during the month of March. Triple-ace Robin Olds grew a handlebar mustache which did not comply with USAF regulations.
W6DN TIL that in 2000, People Magazine voted Neil DeGrasse Tyson “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive.”