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TIL authors in Finland receive library royalties that are almost as much per borrowed book as the royalty for each paperback sold

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LkG79 TIL that the average office worker spends 77 minutes a day watching videos unrelated to their job, according to a 2017 survey.
yVeEa TIL the Roman Army used decimation as a form of punishment. Decimation is when a unit of soldiers would be selected for punishment, and one in ten soldiers would be randomly executed as a lesson to the rest of the unit. It was used to maintain discipline of soldiers.
6rAm TIL running back Joe Delaney died attempting to save three children from drowning. Despite being unable to swim, Delaney told a bystander there: ‘I’ve got to save those kids. If I don’t come up, get somebody,’ before rushing into the water.
KOP9 TIL that the Romans had the same goddess for their sewage system as for protecting sexual intercourse in marriage
0wLkj TIL that today's ground level in Edinburgh is multiple stories above of the original medieval city, some of which is still accessible through deep cellars