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TIL: After 4 weeks of training, Zappos offers all new employees $2,000 to quit.

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dDLLd TIL: At the height of the Roman Empire, it's GDP was estimated to be worth $32 billion today. The average roman soldier makes $3.25 a month, but were given large sums from looting while their officers made $10,000 a month. Interestingly, professors in academia were better paid than modern teachers.
E0nx TIL If you start a race exactly when the starting gun goes off, it’s considered a false start because it’s impossible for a human to react in under a tenth of second
N7Vp1 TIL that Carmel, IN has replaced almost all of their traffic lights by roundabouts. This led to an estimated 40% decrease in all accidents and 90% in fatal ones, saving $180,000 because of lower maintenance cost and several thousands of gallons of gas per roundabout per year
W71dB TIL that Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe King Charles XII brought home from Turkey in the early 18th century
W16d TIL In Switzerland, Rabies has been virtually eradicated after scientists placed chicken heads laced with a vaccine in the Swiss Alps. The foxes of Switzerland, proven to be the main source of rabies in the country, ate the chicken heads and immunized themselves.