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TIL Perfect Strangers starring Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous takes place in the same universe as Family Matters, which shares a universe with Step by Step, where Bronson Pinchot plays a hair dresser named Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux

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5YWWk TIL the ‘infinity symbol’ is called a Lemniscate.
YpApv TIL of trisodium citrate, a citric acid added to cheese to make it meltier and non-greasy. Its chemical formula literally spells NACHO.
1ad5P TIL presenteeism—the problem of workers’ being on the job but, because of illness or other medical conditions, not fully functioning appears to be a much costlier problem than its productivity-reducing counterpart, absenteeism.
p41O TIL John Pike, the infamous UC Davis “Pepper Spray Cop” made an annual salary of $121,680 before leaving after 8 months paid leave after the incident.
94M6 TIL in Francophone Quebec stop signs have “Arrêt” written on them although “Stop” is a valid word in French and France itself uses “Stop” on stop signs.