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TIL the word “McJob” was added to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 2003, defined as “a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement”.

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mJ8y TIL that Dutch anti-immigrant right wing politician Geert Wilders is himself a mixed race and descendant of a mixed Dutch-Indonesian migrant from his mother. And his blond hair is actually also dyed.
9wgQX TIL. About 10% percent of Union soldiers in the American civil war were under the age of 18. The official enlistment age was 18 but many lied about their ages to be able to fight. Some even ran away from home to do so.
8eBXV TIL Bell Labs still exists as a subsidiary of Nokia.
XVJj TIL Zimbabwe’s bank balance was $217 at the start of 2013
j6vj TIL: The single deadliest event for journalist occurred in the Philippines in 2009 – a candidate for governor’s caravan of 34 journalists and 58 others were murdered, six witnesses assassinated before testifying. ONLY TWO of the hundred+ alleged perpetrators have been charged with murder