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TIL an arbitrator ruled that a Meta executive-turned-whistleblower is prohibited from promoting her book “Careless People”

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R7Dma TIL Jeff Bezos's biological father didn't know his son existed until a journalist tracked him down while writing a biography in 2013
NADE TIL there is a valid legal defense against harassment charges known as the Equal Opportunity Asshole or Equal Opportunity Jerk defense in which the accused proves themselves to be an asshole to everyone without discrimination
VrKm TIL that Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman statesman, possessed an estimated wealth of two trillion USD, which is greater than the total GDP of Russia
Z8O4B TIL that a girl had a five-week-long bout of the hiccups, during which time she hiccupped 50 times per minute. Later, in an unrelated matter, she was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.
OGLw6 TIL that Michael Jackson's Thriller was originally called Starlight. While Jackson and Quincy Jones liked the song they thought that it could be improved upon so they sent the song writer Rod Temperton back to rework the lyrics. Thus the legendary Thriller was born.