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TIL Mike Rowe (dirty jobs) was on QVC in the 90’s and got fired 3 times for making fun of products and callers.

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4RbX TIL that after 10 years of consecutive employment every Australian is entitled to 2 months of paid vacation time
NXgde TIL Devil's Advocate was an official position within the Catholic Church dedicated to uncovering flaws and misrepresenations of miracles during the process of canonizaion into sainthood
VMWJG TIL in 1672 the Dutch Prime Minister & his Brother were killed and partially eaten by an angry mob
dDW19 TIL The Beatles opened for Little Richard before they had a record deal, The Rolling Stones opened for him as unknowns, Jimi Hendrix started in his band, and James Brown's big break was as a Little Richard impersonator playing shows Little Richard couldn't attend.
bxwa TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone, before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses.