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TIL the US is pretty much the only first world nation, without mandated paid holidays or vacation by the law

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yQbVM TIL A Utah woman was allowed to sue herself over a car accident she caused, which killed her husband. She had to give evidence against herself to show that she was a fraudulent driver so she could seek compensation. It was her claim as a widow vs her claim as a motorist.
EZlV TIL: Kate Upton doesn’t have to model for money, she’s rich! Great Grandfather was co-founder of Whirlpool.
ZlPR TIL a British man spent three days pushing a Brussels sprout with his nose to the summit of one of the UK’s tallest mountains: “People definitely think I’m mad, and I’m beginning to think it myself.”
G50N TIL there’s a experimental project in Stockholm, Sweden where you can sign up to recieve a SMS if there is a cardiac arrest nearby (500 m), so you can get there before the ambulance and perform CPR. 9500 people have signed up, and they reach the location faster in 54% of the cases yo.
M7db TIL that in 1967 the two factions involved in the Nigerian civil war declared a 48 hour ceasefire in order to watch Pele play in a football (soccer) match.