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TIL Congress passed the ‘No Fear Act’ in May 2002 ( “Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act) providing Whistleblower protection.

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vrwL TIL that if you pirate “Game Dev Tycoon,” the virtual games that the player develops will be virtually pirated, and the player will go bankrupt, making it impossible to win.
GYZOJ TIL it’s a 50+ year old tradition in Sweden to watch a specific Donald Duck cartoon at exactly 3pm on Christmas Eve. Approximately half the country tunes in to watch every year.
6b87 TIL British and American commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris on 25 August 1944 was seen as a “whites only” victory. They insisted that all black soldiers be taken out and replaced by white ones from other units.
ZpyvB TIL that Popeyes Chicken began in New Orleans, LA as "Chicken On The Run", as owner Al Copeland wanted Popeyes to directly compete with KFC. Only open a few months, the original restaurant failed, causing Copeland to rename it Popeyes Might Good Chicken, which became Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken.
eGxg TIL that the fatality rate was so high for airmen in the WWII years of 1942-1943, it was statistically impossible for a flight crew to finish a 25-mission tour in Europe