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TIL A $400+ pair of Beats By Dre costs about $14 to make.

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rNAex TIL the first 5-10 minutes of sleep are so light that if you wake someone up in that stage they will deny they were asleep.
b9vpN TIL When famous mathematician R. H. Bing applied for a visa, he was asked to not use initials. Upon explaining his name was "R-only H-only" Bing, he got a visa made out to Ronly Honly Bing.
798X TIL that while Osaka is the second largest city in Japan by daytime population, at nighttime it becomes the third largest.
9w7rM TIL Microsoft tested 4-day work week in Japan by giving its entire 2,300-person workforce 5 Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. This led to more efficient meetings, happier workers and boosted productivity by a staggering 40%. Do you think India would’ve seen similar results?
nW88b TIL: USPS vehicles are not required to have a lincense plate.