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TIL it has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve

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a8xyL TIL in 2010, the Chinese dating game show If You Are The One spawned a very popular quote, "I would rather cry in a BMW".
6lRY TIL that physicist Arthur Eddington was told, “Professor Eddington, you are one of three people in the world who understand relativity.” Eddington remained silent. The reporter continued, “Don’t be modest, Eddington!” Eddington replied, “Actually, I’m trying to think who the third person is.”
mxgrR TIL The bowler hat was the most popular in the American West, prompting Lucius Beebe to call the bowler, "the hat that won the West". The cowboy hat derives from the "Boss of the Plains" hat which was manufactured by J.B. Stetson in 1865 and was marketed to cowboys as a durable success symbol.
1adv4 TIL Iguanas can voluntarily stop their hearts for up to 45 minutes to avoid sonic detection by sharks.
0OeL TIL three Canadian women were held in a Seattle detention centre after an elaborate Kinder Egg smuggling ring was uncovered.