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TIL Only 2% of millennials have excellent credit.

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E10V TIL: That “Chimpanzees, who cannot swim, have drowned in zoo moats trying to save others.” And “Given the chance to get food by pulling a chain that would also deliver an electric shock to a companion, Rhesus monkeys will starve themselves for several days.”
D1aBg TIL Americans in Germany frequently get into trouble because they mow their lawns on sundays and holidays, which is a punishable offense in Germany. German law forbids making excessive noise on sundays and holidays, aswell as from 10PM to 7AM on weekdays.
NXbEN TIL The chief executive of Royal Albert Hall was furious about The Beatles lyric stating, "the wrong-headed assumption that there are four thousand holes in our auditorium threatened to destroy its business overnight."
e0VgL TIL Zappos offers new employees $1,000 to quit, after just one week on the job! This strategy is used to create a team of dedicated employees who buy into the customer first culture they want to foster.
1a8eW TIL that Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman to serve and fight during World War II. He enlisted in the United States Navy from Houston, Texas on August 15, 1942, at the age of 12