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TIL that female tarantulas can live over 30 years!
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TIL that a 2017 study about fitness trackers found higher rates of error when the trackers were used by people with darker skin tones.
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TIL "Burning Platform" means the necessity of change despite the fear of the unknown consequences. This metaphor was derived from the fatal explosion of an oil drilling platform in which one survivor had to choose to jump into a sea of burning oil rather than burn on the platform
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TIL that the voice of AOL (the guy who said “You’ve Got Mail!”) was only ever paid $200.00 for his work and gets zero residuals or royalties. He now drives for Uber.
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TIL that in England, from 17th until early 20th century, it was common for a man to sell his wife in auction, as a cheaper alternative to divorce. It would often happen in a public market, with the wife on leash.
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TIL that in 1982 Jim Rice saved a 4 year old boys life. The boy was hit in the face by a foul ball and Rice knew it would take several minutes for the ballparks EMS to get to the boy. He immediately sprinted into the stands, picked up the boy, and ran him into the dugout to the team doctor.