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TIL that unpaid moderators were able to successfully sue AOL for $15mil, legally they were considered employees

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EgxAw TIL cats are attracted to most plants in the "Mint" family, not just Catnip! This includes Menthol found in many rubs and ointments (but it can be poisonous).
OolmL TIL about "The Johnson Treatment", where President Lyndon Johnson used to urinate or expose his penis during conversations to establish dominance.
9YvMG TIL: The State Department's advice for people who want to visit N. Korea is 'Draft a will'
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.
jNgXp TIL that Paul Kern, who was shot in the head in WWI and never slept again, spent about 12 of his 24-hr days clubbing and the worst “side effect” was how much it cost to stay awake all the time.