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TIL that German software company SAP actively recruits autistic people because “Only by employing people who think differently and spark innovation will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century”.

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PYbwE TIL Karl Schmidt, a herpetologist who was tasked with identifying a juvenile Boomslang snake, when the venomous snake bit him, instead of going to the hospital, Schmidt went home, believing the juveniles couldn’t produce a fatal bite. He recorded all his symptoms in his diary until death.
OGo76 TIL of the “Taliesin Massacre” where Frank Lloyd Wright’s servant barricaded his home, lit it on fire, and killed 7 people with an axe
6EV1Z TIL that the paper toilet seat covers, found in public restrooms, pretty much do nothing and do not actually have any health benefits.
E1G9o TIL that approximately 99.5% of the 45,000-strong Jewish Community in Lublin were murdered by the SS from 1939 to 1944. Only 230 survived.
6Ak7 TIL that Dr. Pepper is the oldest major soft drink in the United States, and is over 125 years old