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TIL that there are only 8 core human drives through a combination of emotions that appeal at various levels that make people like or dislike the products they use. In fact, it's modeled by a gamification concept called Octalysis framework

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KOan4 TIL Charlie Chaplin's widow, Oona O'Neill, became the victim of a extortion plot when his coffin was stolen from his grave by two unemployed mechanics who demanded a ransom. Two months later the coffin was found, and reinterred, and O'Neill was buried next to him upon her death.
wPD1 TIL that in 2004 Walmart transferred six new employees to one of their stores prior to a union vote, to help sway the voting in their favor.
R7dK9 TIL Susannah Mushatt Jones: World's oldest person says that she eats bacon every day
p8e9N TIL the reason that Johnny Cash flipped the bird to the camera in the iconic photo was to send a message to the prison warden. The photographer Jim Marshall had asked Johnny to express what he thought of the prison authorities.
6Av7 TIL a TSA officer once said to Peter Moore (former CEO of Sega): “I don’t need to see your passport. You’re the asshole that gave away Shenmue to Xbox.”