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WkLD9 "Ye" (as in Ye Olde Shoppe) is pronounced "The"
j6pmp TIL the Ovsiankina effect describes the innate human urge to finish tasks we've initiated. This tendency to resume an interrupted action is especially prevalent when the action hasn't yet been achieved.
6Ex4Q TIL As a rapper, Will Smith spent so much money between 1988-89, he underpaid his taxes. Smith had $2.8 million of his wages garnished and many of his belongings taken away. This prompted him to become an actor in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
XERdP TIL - USA - If you work an average of 30 hours a week, or 130 hours a month, you are entitled to full-time benefits. Do not let companies lie to you. You can contact your local Bureau of Labor and Industry to file a complaint and they will help you. You cannot be fired for this.
ablb TIL that after the US defeated favored France for the rugby gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics, French fans invaded the field. Police and French players defended the Americans from the crowd. Boos and hisses interrupted the US national anthem at the medal ceremony.