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TIL movie popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon

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8a1aP TIL about Parkinson’s Law, which states that work expands to fill the time allotted. At the time used to explain the growth of bureaucracy in organizations, it helps understand today why so many projects and team fail to be productive.
grabD TIL it is illegal to grow your own cotton in 17 states without a permit
emDg TIL that Coldest Place On Earth Recorded ‘Soul-Crushing’ -135.8 Degrees In the Middle of Antarctica Setting World Record. The old record had been about seven degrees warmer at -128.6 (-89.2 Celsius).
OYZ6 TIL that Will Smith owed $2.8 Million to the IRS and almost went bankrupt, just before he signed the contract for The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
DXwJ TIL that Stephen Fry is the only person alive who knows why Douglas Adams chose 42 as the answer to “Life, the Universe and Everything”