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TIL that airline flight attendants aren't paid until the airplane doors are closed, nor are they covered by insurance or workers' compensation until the doors are closed. (Delta, SkyWest and United have forms of coverage.) This policy discourages them from helping put luggage in overhead bins.

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oRaQR TIL in 1345, a man named Ciuto Brandini, an unskilled laborer in the florentine textile industry attempted to create a union of fellow disenfranchised workers. He elected representatives and created strike funds in order to promote the union's goals. His eventual arrest caused a worker's strike
pYyNZ TIL: That the use of toilet paper started in ancient China around the 2nd century BC. Prior to this, the ancient Romans used a "tersorium", consisting of a sponge on a stick. The stick would be soaked in a water channel in front of a toilet, and then stuck through a hole at the front of the toilet.
D1rVv TIL the actor who played the killer in Boyz N Da Hood later became a Blood and was locked up for a double homicide. He was then murdered and his body was used for a satanic ritual
09LN TIL that in 2009, Chinese press agencies spoke about a Swedish town called “Chako Paul City”. Men were allegedly banned and all 25,000 residents were sex-craving females who often turned to lesbianism. Although the town didn’t exist, millions of Chinese men still flocked Swedish tourist-companies.
v1WvD TIL: Disney spent 50 million dollars on a movie called 'The Shadow King' from the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, upon seeing the footage Disney said it was too scary to make any money and immediately shut down production.