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TIL A Japanese company has awarded its non-smoking employees 6 extra vacation days to compensate for the smoker’s smoke breaks

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Q9md TIL the Rubik’s Cube (Magic Cube) was invented because Erno Rubik wanted to build a structure with pieces that move independently without falling apart. He had no idea he was creating the best-selling toy of all time.
pJ5Q TIL that the hook on the end of a tape measure is intentionally loose. The distance it moves is equal to the thickness of the hook, to take into account the difference between hooking the end over an edge and pressing it against an object.
oBXKY TIL that though it has “Australian” in the name, and they commonly go by “Aussies” for short, the dog breed Australian Shepards are completely American.
wmM7 TIL That astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell admitted that there are aliens, space craft, and contact between ET entities & the US Military has been going on for quite some time.
YWNv TIL that the red liquid coming from a steak cooked rare (or just raw red meat) isn’t blood, it’s water coloured by an oxygen-carrying protein called Myoglobin.