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TIL After Merriam-Webster added “McJob"–defined: a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement–to their dictionary, McDonald’s asked for it to be removed. They responded with"we stand by the accuracy and appropriateness of our definition.”

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bJwE TIL the film “Demolition Man” was released in two different editions. The U.S. Release which featured Taco Bell as the prominent Fast Food franchise of the future, and the International Release which featured Pizza Hut instead.
X0LEE TIL that in the first administration of the SAT in 1926, test takers had to solve 315 questions in 97 minutes - one question every 18.5 seconds.
8ag1K TIL in 2005 the president of Georgia fired the country's entire traffic police force of around 30,000 officers due to widespread corruption.
bpK4 TIL In 1916 a US amendment was proposed that called for wars to be put into a national vote, those who voted yes would be required to enlist in the army.
EgrbW TIL the first seal of Massachusetts Bay Colony showed a nude American Indian with a bush covering his groin, an arrow in his hand pointed down and a scroll over his mouth with the words "Come over and help us." This seal emphasized the missionary and commercial intentions of the first colonists.