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TIL that most people spend almost 12 hours of their 40-hour workweek preparing for and attending meetings.

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XEn8r TIL that it takes your GPS receiver up to 12 minutes to adjust the time correctly. The GPS time is presently 18 seconds ahead of UTC because they started timekeeping in 1980 and can't factor in leap seconds.
Ppbe TIL Ontario contains almost a third of the world’s fresh water.
Z8am4 TIL Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter, despite only having approximately 15 minutes of screen time.
KOOY9 TIL that TBS speeds up shows almost 10 percent to fit more ads into each timeslot
9YMlM TIL that the terms "Dash" and "Pinch" (and "Smidgen", apparently) are concrete measurements in recipes equating to 1/8 tsp, 1/16 tsp, and 1/32 tsp.