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TIL that a US company cannot legally forbid you to talk about pay with your coworkers.

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4XlBR TIL most of the Federalist Papers (51 out of 85) that defended the the United States Constitution and lead to its ratification were written by Alexander Hamilton when he was 30 year old. He was also one of the five members of the committee that made the final draft of the original constitution.
OPn1 TIL that the urge to jump from high places is called “L’appel du vide” which translates to “call of the void.”
Mey6a TIL that a schizophrenic Canadian man who beheaded and then partially cannibalized a fellow passenger on a greyhound bus in 2008, was institutionalised for 9 years and then given an absolute discharge and released.
oB6ZW TIL the "Sharona" of the Knacks' "My Sharona" is now a real estate agent. Upon entering her homepage (mysharona.com) the song plays.
9w0JG TIL Kasane Teto, a virtual singer software created on the Japanese textboard 2channel for April Fools' Day, 2008. Initially conceived as a hoax by users who planned to make a fake Vocaloid character, it was eventually developed into a real product. She was introduced as a "diva born from a hoax".