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TIL: Boston, Los Angeles, and Memphis apparently have some of the best bosses in the U.S., according to a new study.

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OGZ1a TIL the idiom “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray” originates from a Scottish poem in 1786: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley, / An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, / For promised joy”
Wkp44 TIL that Sam Houston was removed as governor of Texas for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederate States of America.
Me6OV TIL that the 30 second ad on television was created after tobacco companies could no longer advertise (1971), that the 15 second ad was inspired by MTV (1984), and that the "unskippable" 5 second ad was created by Geico after research showed 94 percent of YouTube viewers skipped prerolled ads (2015)
vQY8 TIL Shaq has a doctorate in education and wrote his thesis on humour in the workplace
a8VpJ TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot used his propeller to chew off the tail of an enemy aircraft after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane's tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed but the Corsair pilot made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions.