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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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OGYJY TIL some of the lyrics in Barenaked Ladies' "If I Had $1000000" are references to things Michael Jackson bought in the 1980s, including exotic animals, John Merrick's remains, a monkey and a green dress (for Elizabeth Taylor)
VMxkB TIL that according to the terms of his parole, John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan, is prohibited from owning any firearms, ammunition, other weapons, or memorabilia of Jodie Foster because of his obsession with the actress.
Z8X94 TIL Quinten Tarrentino at 16, lied about his age to get a job as an usher at the adult movie Theatre in Torrance, California stating however “I hated porno movies...it was the most ironic situation: I finally got a job at a movie theatre and it’s a place where I don’t want to watch the movies.”
b157 TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
yVMXw TIL about Peter Sinks, a sink hole in Utah at 8,100ft that is one of the coldest places in the U.S, the temp was once recorded at -69°F. From the brim to the basin the temp can diff by as much as 70°.