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til, largely because the tech industry has so wholeheartedly embraced work-from-home, activity in San Francisco’s downtown remains at roughly a third of prepandemic levels — lower than in about 50 other major cities

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wJPJ TIL that it’s the fear of stress, rather than the stress itself, that causes health problems. By viewing stressful situations as a positive and challenging experience, you remove almost all health issues associated with stress.
KOyLB TIL despite having zero calories, artificial sweeteners do not assist in weight loss, but might cause weight gain and heart disease.
b6NN TIL that Leo Fender , the inventer of Fender Guitars never knew how to play the guitar
OmMg TIL that the words for the Algerian National Anthem were originally written on a prison wall in blood.
0w7nL TIL: the popular Sriracha sauce in the US (in the green-capped bottle) tastes different because they have a different supplier of chile peppers. The owner sued the original supplier for $1 million claiming he overpaid. The farmer countersued and won $23.3 million and now makes his own sriracha.