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TIL A tall person on average annually makes $789 more per inch than a shorter person

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JAkQ TIL that 300,000 Chinese were killed by the Japanese during the Rape of Nanking, which is 80,000 more deaths than the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
JYYO8 TIL that the black band around the edge of auto glass is called “frit,” and what it does.
8ZAP TIL The last leader of East Germany is still alive and still defends his former country despite serving in prison for several years over Cold War crimes
9oO6 TIL that in 1890, few years before establishing the Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel wrote “On the day when two armies will be able to annihilate each other in one second, all civilized nations will recoil from war in horror and disband their forces”
jNooa TIL all Porsche employees received an $11,000 bonus after a great 2018 sales year. Every single worker received the 11K bonus, from cleaning staff and receptionists to top brass. "We know that every single employee in this company contributes towards its success," said HR executive board member.