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TIL Judge Judy earns $47 MILLION a year for taping 'Judge Judy.' In an interview she said that every 3 years she would present her salary request to the CBS TV Distribution President. Once, when he gave her a counter offer in an envelope, she refused to open it saying "This isn't a negotiation."

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lXba TIL Diane Fossey, a gorilla conservationist would track down poachers and torture them including setting one of their hut’s on fire and kidnapping their child for hostage. In her attempts to save the gorillas she made many enemies leading to her death, which is still unsolved.
5YOvD TIL Last year the best woman's professional soccer team in the world lost a game to an under 15 year old boys Dallas academy team.
XEyWk TIL When the British raised taxes on beer in the 17th century, they inadvertently made gin the cheapest alcoholic beverage in the country. The ensuing widespread consumption of gin led to substantial alcoholism problems in Britain, with the death rate overtaking the birth rate during this period
BrOyK TIL that there is a turtle, named Hope, who was born with an exposed heart. This case is a very unique and has never been seen in a turtle before.
X0XBP TIL about boredom room, an employee exit management strategy whereby employees are transferred to another department where they are assigned meaningless work until they become disheartened and resign. This strategy is commonly used in countries that have strong labor laws, such as France and Japan.