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TIL online clothing orders have a return rate of 32%, which dwarfs the return rates of other e-commerce sectors (e.g. just 7% in consumer electronics).

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rXN4 TIL Coolio was robbed by his “fans” at a concert in England. They all moved when he attempted to stage dive and then stole his shoes, jewelry, and accessories.
5YbGr TIL Costco’s Chief Operations Officer once told co-founder Jim Sinegal they needed to raise the price of their $1.50 hotdog-soda combo. Jim responded “If you raise the effing hot dog, I’ll kill you. Figure it out.” Costco ended up building its own hot dog-manufacturing plant to keep the prices low.
Z8DZp TIL Robert Lane named his sons Winner and Loser. Winner Lane became a small-time crook, racking up over 30 arrests and a stint in state prison, while Loser Lane was a star student and athlete, who became a police detective in New York City.
y7ge TIL Monty Python’s Life of Brian was mainly financed by George Harrison after EMI withdrew their funding. Harrison put up the money for it as he “wanted to see the movie” (this was later described by Terry Jones as the “world’s most expensive cinema ticket”).
9wkoM TIL about Ubasute, a mythical practice from Japan, carrying your elderly parent to a mountain, leaving them to die. The film “Ballad of Narayama” explores this