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TIL that Oppenheimer Funds had a rule that if parents wanted their child to work at the fund they had to pay the child's first year salary out of pocket while other partners decided if they were worth hiring.

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MNN7 TIL that because blood only has a shelf life of approximately 42 days, after 9/11 and the flood of blood donations the Red Cross had to throw out all of the surplus blood, and experienced a shortage.
gMa5D TIL Milk Duds (the candy) were dubbed Milk Duds because they were flawed. The original intention was for the candy to be perfectly round. When they came out awkwardly misshapen, they were dubbed "Duds"
XE8j6 TIL that in 2019, an Australian pig stole beer cans, became drunk, then started a fight with a cow
rRQL4 TIL Honey doesn’t spoil. You could feasibly eat 3000 year old honey.
oB6nE TIL Hyenas are genetically closer to cats than dogs