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TIL there's a law in California that prohibits employers from asking job candidates about their previous salaries and requires the hiring company to give a salary range if asked.

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rRRex TIL Zaire's dictator Mobutu was considered a faithful friend to the United States for over 20 years and warmly received by President Reagan
R7d04 TIL scientists scanned the brains of lifelong bullies and found that they are physically small
R5d18 TIL about Arrow Air Flight 1285, a charter aircraft that crashed on takeoff in Gander, Canada. Killing 248 (+8 crew) US Army soldiers returning from a peacekeeping deployment. Prob Cause: thin ice/extra weight leading to stall.
KOlb6 TIL of Fallen Astronaut - a small aluminum sculpture of an astronaut. The sculpture was authorized to be brought on board Apollo 15, but astronaut David Scott placed it on the moon as a memorial to American and Soviet casualties of their respective space programs.
6E50W TIL Honda kept its aircraft development project a secret from Soichiro Honda who was retired at the time, they worried that he might insist on resuming an active role if he got wind of the aircraft project because he loved aircrafts so much.