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TIL Thomas Jefferson, USA's Third President, developed the first Swivel Chair - and arguably the first modern office chair

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R7g51 TIL Jeffrey Dahmer was inspired by the Emperor in Return of the Jedi. He wanted to build a “temple” out of his victims’ skulls where he could sit and absorb a “spiritural force or power”
9YxxG TIL an IT Director, fed up with sales calls where the caller lied to reach IT staff, said to transfer one such caller 'straight to hell' . This led to the creation of a special extension for such calls where horrible hold music and faked queue messages play on an endless loop to increase hold time.
p8p9e TIL approximately half of all Canadians live south of Seattle.
wLoR7 TIL that plans for the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II have been extensively prepared by most British government and media organizations since the 1960s. The codename is Operation London Bridge.
DQBRJ TIL A 2006 study found doctors handwriting to be just as illegible as other professions. Additionally men's handwriting was twice as illegible as women's (40% illegible vs. 20% illegible).