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TIL Robert Propst, inventor of modern day Cubicles in 1968, called them “monolithic insanity” before he died in 2000.

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vA6R TIL A man convicted to 21,250 years in prison won an appeal - his sentence was reduced to 500 years.
DWlr TIL in 1979 a song called ‘Ready 'n’ Steady’ by ’D.A’ appeared on several charts peaking at 102 but no one has been able locate a single copy since.
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yXDa TIL there was a movie made 4 years before 9/11 that condemned the incompetency of government officials to prevent the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center towers from happening again; it’s called “Path to Paradise” (1997).