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TIL To prevent English tech vocabulary from entering the French language, French officials suggested 'le mobile multifonction' (mobile multifunction) as an alternative to the English word 'smartphone.'

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a8xXJ TIL: One tech company in China motivates their programmers by hiring "cheerleaders". The attracted girls chit-chat, get food, play ping-pong, and clap for you. The HR manager said "the programmers are mostly male and terrible at socializing, the presence of the girls improved their motivation".
kQoe TIL Arrested Development actor, David Cross, was arrested in 2012 for snorting cocaine in the White House.
V7A8 TIL AMC gave the writers of ‘Breaking Bad’ permission to use only one 'fuck’ each season, which led to giant discussions when to use the one 'fuck’. Because the pilot episode was independent, they used a bunch of 'fucks’ there.
pYyee TIL Edwin Drake, the first american to successfully drill for oil, was hired by the oil company because he happened to be staying at the same hotel as the oil company's owners.
mxMMv TIL that Idina Menze the woman who played Maureen in Rent is also the performer who sang Let it Go in Frozen