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TIL that the U.S. is nearly alone in the world in failing to mandate paid sick time for workers.

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Oj7X TIL Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s first WWF persona was Rocky Maivia, a face (good guy). The audience rejected him due to his cheesy character, with chants of “Die, Rocky, die!”. After this, he became a heel (villain), referring to himself in the third person as “The Rock” and insulting the audience.
4XlDo TIL there is a name for a 10,000-sided shape: a myriagon.
M5wB TIL that in 2011 duckduckgo placed a giant billboard in google’s hometown that said: “google tracks you. We don’t.”
lomaV TIL the American Cheetah, Miracinonyx trumani, is thought to be the main reason why Pronghorn are the fastest mammals in the Western Hemisphere, as the are much faster than any extant predator.
rV4d TIL when B-52’s singer Fred Schneider tried to come out as gay to his mother as she was vacuuming, she simply replied “Oh I know, Freddie” and continued to vacuum without missing a beat.