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TIL Amazon pays its workers less than their equivalent at Walmart, barely above the federal poverty line.

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ZLDQ TIL after male giraffes fight, they often have “make-up sex”; these same-sex interactions in giraffes have been found to be more frequent than heterosexual mating.
Oo4Q4 TIL the US Military is developing Bomb Sniffing Cyborg Locusts. Since 2016, Researchers at Washington University have attempted to implant locusts with cybernetic enhancements that allow them to be remotely piloted, use their antennae to detect explosives, and wirelessly relay that information back.
neWjG Today I learned Dr. Dre and Eminem recorded "My Name Is..." on the first day of recording tracks for the Slim Shady LP. It only took them an hour.
E1k8w TIL Mathematicians at London's King's College concluded Stanley Kubrick's The Shining(1980) to be the "perfect scary movie" according to new Mathematical Formula. The Formula is : (es+u+cs+t) squared +s+ (tl+f)/2 + (a+dr+fs)/n + sin x - 1
M7kPV TIL A 700W microwave draws about 1200W of energy and their efficiency can be as low as 50%