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TIL the optimal temperature for productivity is 71 degrees F.

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LnRP TIL Ford slowly sped up the car production line until workers couldn’t cope. Unions were formed with the agreement that production line speeds couldn’t be altered unless agreed upon
kOKjm TIL That Jane Snowball, a 72 year old British grandmother became the first online shopper in the world in 1982 by using her television to order groceries from her local supermarket.
ypXJ TIL: Jewish law prohibits the separation of stuck-together newspaper pages on the Sabbath as it constitutes “applying the finishing touch” (one of the 39 activities prohibited on this day).
dwgQ TIL black children adopted by white parents have average IQ scores 13.5 points higher than black children adopted by black parents
R7jV4 TIL that Fidel Castro survived 638 CIA assassination attempts