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TIL apple puts new employees on fake projects to see if they can trust them

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N1rN TIL Al-Jazari, a 12th-century Kurdish polymath, invented the crankshaft, piston engine, valve, cam, mechanical clock, combination lock, hydropower driven water supply system, and the first programmable humanoid robot. Leonardo Da Vinci was inspired by his work.
kOpZd TIL there are 69 cities in the world with a population larger than Finland, the largest of which - Tokyo - could fit six Finlands' worth of people in it
e0aLJ TIL despite Tobe Hooper being credited as a director for the 1982 film "Poltergeist", Steven Spielberg actually directed most of the movie. He was only credited as a producer due to the contractual clause with Universal Studios forbidding him to direct any film while working on E.T.
LkAJV TIL That even though its constitutionally unenforceable, Alabama's State constitution still says it is illegal for black and white children to attend the same school. So far 2 attempts have been made to change the language but both were voted against.
MeymB TIL Illinois red-light cameras have collected more than $1B from drivers since 2008