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TIL that Costco doesn’t hire business school graduates.

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v1GN8 TIL about William R. King, who was the 13th Vice President. He died of tuberculosis after only 6 weeks in office. He was also likely President Buchanan’s same sex partner.
VMQ6m TIL that Thanksgiving was not actually a federal holiday in the United States until 1863, when it was declared so by Abraham Lincoln.
Z8aB4 TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins is renowned for his preparation of roles, sometimes memorising a script more than 200 times. In the movie Amistad, he memorised a seven page courtroom speech and recited it in one go. Because of this, Steven Spielberg insisted on calling him Sir Anthony instead of Tony.
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