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TIL that U.S. Federal Affirmative Action regulations specify that minority status cannot supersede merit in hiring decisions, and “(q)uotas are expressly forbidden.”

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8a5G4 TIL Enlightenment skeptic philosopher David Hume's deathbed became a matter of public interest - to see if he was afraid or would recant. Multiple accounts confirm he was cheerful and did not recant.
0wWYR TIL Leaf cutter ants learned to farm 50 million years ago, they bring back leaves to feed and grow a fungus that is their food source. They also poop and excrete chemicals around the fungus that protect it against pests.
9DXX TIL that revolving doors were invented because of one man’s paralyzing fear of opening doors for women.
5rep TIL that in 1984, a giant pee-icicle formed on the outside of the space shuttle Discovery. Astronauts had to break it off using a robotic arm and shut down the toilet for the remainder of the mission.
R5l04 TIL: Chickens are able to recognize different faces including those of individual humans they know.