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TIL: Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem, not a time management problem

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kORBW TIL: some people earn a living by diving into sewers to collect tiny specks of gold that are accidentally brushed into the open sewers that run alongside the narrow streets of Dhaka's historic gold bazaar.
l7naG TIL that although it is highly recommended, tipping is not legally enforceable in the United States. American restaurant staff also earn as little as $2 per hour of work.
aALL TIL that Hinckley missed all six shots when trying to assassinate Reagan. Three shots hit other people, one hit a building, two hit the car. The last bullet ricocheted off the car’s bulletproof siding and hit Reagan.
kONXd TIL mail-order service Columbia House was responsible for over 15% of all CD sales in 1994. Its practice of "negative option billing" is now banned in 15 states and most Canadian provinces and the service shut down in 2009. A class action lawsuit was filed in 2011 due to inability to cancel.
5jD TIL one of the most prolific serial killers in history (who killed at least 300 young girls) was released on a $50 bail, is currently free, and likely still killing