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TIL that in the U.S. an employer can forbid you from having a lunch break during work.

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OgdY TIL a civil rights group dedicated to ending the stereotypes about Italian-Americans was led by a mafia boss
6Ewyl TIL that in 1970 an American pilot William Schaffner was sent to intercept a UFO over England. His plane was later found in the sea but his body was not located. The cockpit was sealed shut.
5krR TIL that the Sega Master System sells roughly 150,000 units per year to this day in Brazil, and continues to get new and exclusive games to the region. It has remained popular in Brazil since its 1989 debut, making it the longest running console of all time.
V8B0 TIL that the Jack Nicholson film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ was filmed in an actual mental hospital and many of the extras were actually mental patients
nWJ4W TIL that in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, only 1 person has died from radiation poisoning while the subsequent evacuation claimed the lives of 2,202 people.