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TIL that the FCC adopted a ban on TV ads that are louder than shows

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v1l4 TIL At Semco, a successful Brazilian company, the employees vote their superiors and decide about their wages and working times. There is almost no hierarchy, no business plans, no HR management. It’s called the seven day weekend.
P1YjV TIL France charges tire manufacturers a tax of about $1 per tire to pay for tire recycling. The penalty for non payment is $8,000 per tire. This is how you recycle.
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gYWL TIL China has a telescope on the moon.
W7X0X TIL in 1986 the city of Cleveland, OH attempted to break a world record releasing the most helium balloons at one time and ended up killing 2 men.