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TIL that social etiquette and Western mannerisms are becoming status symbols in China

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KQlG TIL that it is (generally) a violation of the National Labor Relations Act for a US company to tell its employees that they are not allowed to share their salaries with their peers.
mrZx TIL Employees of Lego carry around Lego Minifigures with their names on them instead of Business Cards
yWEa TIL in 1945 a farmer chopped off a chicken’s head, missed the jugular vein, a clot formed and some of the brain stem survived, providing basic homeostasis functions. Mike the headless chicken toured in sideshows for 18 months and earned the farmer $4,500/ month at the peak of his popularity
pQVA TIL that sex selection drugs cause thousands of stillbirths in India every year and one in five women who take them have a stillbirth.
YReB TIL that in 1967 Australia lost their prime minster, as in they couldn’t find him