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TIL about the '996 system' endorsed in 2019 by Alibaba's co-founder Jack Ma, that requires employees work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week.

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NX7BN TIL the ancient city of Hieropolis in modern Turkey was thought to be the location of a Gate to Hell by the Romans. This was likely due to toxic levels of CO2 from gas vents that killed animals with noses close to the ground. The vents are bricked up today for tourists' safety.
5QE8 TIL Jimmy Carter de-regulated the beer market making it possible for craft brew
rNAr4 TIL Techniques in astronomy of taking images of the sky are being used by dermatologists to monitor melanoma in high-risk patient who have their full body photographed. A patient’s skin is treated like the background sky in an astronomical image, and any moles are treated as stars
V6KQ TIL that the word “soccer” was first used in England before the Americans adopted it.
DGXe TIL There is a prison in Columbia that allows inmates to be armed with knives, guns, and even grenades while allowing paramilitary training.