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TIL Pope Francis’ tomb will be in a former candelabra closet

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gDYW TIL: The phrase “Proprietary Eponym” is used to describe when a brand name becomes the commonly used term. Some examples: Coke=Soda | Kleenex=Tissue | Xerox=Copy | Rollerblades=In-Line Skates | Frisbee=Flying Disc.
16bdP TIL that the Nut Island effect is a behaviour phenomenon where teams of talented employees become isolated from managers, thus leading to a loss of ability to complete a task or a key function.
El4d TIL The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) started a 2 hour TV special called “Finding Dispersed Families” in the 80’s that helped war torn families reunite after 30 years, but with overwhelming applicants, the show went on for another 6 months helping reunite hundreds of thousands of families
kJpWm TIL that there has been only 21 dunks in (Women's Basketball) WNBA history, with 7 of them coming in All Star games, and 14 of them in regular season and or playoffs
g477 TIL there are currently 4,256 satellites currently orbiting the planet as of 2016, but only 1,419 are operational