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TIL that 54% of office employees would be willing to leave their jobs for more flexible work times.

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VM4Ep TIL Jeff Bezos is building a 10,000-Year Clock in a mountain in Texas.
R5VJw TIL that the annual New Year’s Polar Bear Swim started in Vancouver, Canada in 1920
9Y6mQ TIL that researchers used Renaissance paintings to get a sense of breast cancer’s historical prevalence.
b6B4j TIL of the Medieval candle time clock, before electricity, a nail was placed at certain places on the lengths of the candle and people would hear the nail hit the ground when lit, letting them know a certain amount of time had passed.
LkE6v TIL in Hitler's Germany, the government would give badges to "mothers who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised at least four or more children in the role of a parent". The highest class is a Gold Cross, for eligible mothers with eight or more children.