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TIL about a woman who was paid a financial settlement of £4,250 after she was asked her age during a job interview with Domino's Pizza

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pYPRO TIL that in addition to being the lead singer of Offspring, Dexter Holland has a PhD in Molecular biology and launched a brand of Hot Sauce
KYrJ9 TIL in 1906 con man Wilhelm Voigt posed as a Prussian military officer and took a group of troops by train to the town of Köpenick, arresting the mayor and stealing 4000 German marks. He was viewed as a folk hero and the Kaiser later pardoned him. A statue of him stands outside the city hall.
lP75 TIL Queen Victoria used cannabis to alleviate her menstrual cramp pain
koZ7 TIL: In China, “the hero pays for their action”. If you help someone, you assume responsibility, and are at risk of being sued.
x9mw TIL in 2003 the Polynesian island country of Niue became the world’s first “WiFi nation”, offering free Internet access throughout the country.