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TIL two mirrors facing each other don’t produce infinite reflections

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VMMMZ TIL there is a military soccer world cup and North Korea placed first in 2003
R7749 TIL that Swedish researchers found a 5 percent increase in the risk of heart attacks right after Daylight Saving Time began, along with an increase in traffic accidents, workplace injuries and suicide rates.
A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.
XEjVE TiL about Salaria Kea, thought to be the only African-American nurse to volunteer with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.
mxr7E TIL Nataliya Dmytruk, a Ukranian sign language interpreter, refused to translate false election results on live TV, signing "our President is Viktor Yushchenko. Do not trust the results...they are all lies". Leading to national protests invalidating the election & aiding the Orange Revolution