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TIL more than 40% of Japanese companies allow employees to work four days or fewer in the office

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ENw7 TIL that seven states in the US ban atheists from holding public office. Which is unconstitutional, but still on the books.
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EVpW TIL name of the TIME magazine actually stands for “The International Magazine of Events”
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n9dP TIL that before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: “I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody.”