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TIL a Pakistani diplomat was denied an Ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia because his name in Arabic meant “Biggest Cock”

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69rww TIL "The White March" was the largest demonstration in Belgian history, with an estimated 300,000 people participating. It became a powerful symbol of public grief, anger, and a desire for change
awBnJ TIL Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted into the military for the Vietnam war for which he was arrested and stripped of his boxing titles. “You won't even stand up for me in America for my religious beliefs—and you want me to go somewhere and fight, but you won't even stand up for me here at home?“
1ad5P TIL presenteeism—the problem of workers’ being on the job but, because of illness or other medical conditions, not fully functioning appears to be a much costlier problem than its productivity-reducing counterpart, absenteeism.
x6BV5 TIL that the Voynich manuscript is located at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and that it is available to see online
e0R4E TIL that the Fallout mascot isn’t giving a thumbs up. He’s testing to see if he’s within the radiation zone. The government used to instruct citizens to test if the mushroom cloud is larger than their thumbs. If it is, they are in the radiation zone and should evacuate.