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TIL that the minimum wage in Australia varies by age and profession

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YpEVG TIL If certain kind of music (such as Icelandic hymns) brings you goosebumps, you may have the ability to experience intense emotions which is because there are differences in your brain structure (Brain connectivity reflects human aesthetic responses to music)
l7BeB TIL that Tom Cruise earns the most per word for his movies at $7,091 a word or around $205,609 for 10 seconds of work. Second is Kurt Russell who gets $5,682 per word, Johnny Depp comes in third at $4,877 per word.
18R7 TIL The original Aladdin opening song “Arabian Nights” was “Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face” but Disney had to censor it because of political sensitivity.
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