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TIL the Harvard professor on administrative leave over falsified research data, Francesca Gino, published a book with the subtitle, "Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and In Life"

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Bg7NK TIL that the English artist L. S. Lowry (1887–1976), famous for his paintings depicting industrial scenes in England's North West, holds the record for the most British honours rejected, declining them on five occasions, including a knighthood in 1968.
R7YJ7 TIL You Could Download Video Games From the Radio in the 1980s
5m4D TIL that coffee makes the end of your intestine start contracting, like your prepping for poop even if you have none. That why so many people want to poop after!
89KZ TIL that each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades represent King David, Clubs represent Alexander the Great, Hearts represent Charles VII, and Diamonds represent Julius Caesar. Same applies to Queens and Knaves also.
lond7 TIL WWE has trademarked the bible reference “3:16”. Wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin used the phrase to taunt the born-again Christian, Jake Roberts, following a match and it became a hit. “Austin 3:16” went on to become Steve Austin’s signature catchphrase and T-Shirt.