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TIL In Japan people literally work themselves to death so often that they have a term for it. Karoshi

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NX7LP TIL Each year since 1917, thousands of Alaskans have placed bets on when a black and white tripod will fall through the ice on the Nenana River, signaling breakup and the arrival of spring.
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Y7gvA TIL About The Pinto Memo, where Ford weighed the cost of retrofitting cars to be safe vs the cost of payouts for injuries and deaths, it was cheaper to "Let Them Burn" so two years later the car model was launched
QXmL TIL Nestlé aggressively distributes free formula samples in developing countries until the supplementation has interfered with the mother’s lactation. After that the family must continue to buy the formula since the mother is no longer able to produce milk on her own.
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