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TIL among consultants, managers cannot tell the difference between employees who actually work 80 hours a week and those who just pretended to.

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BrX4k TIL in 1975 Ingo Bethke escaped from East Germany by floating on an air mattress across the Elbe. 8 years later his brother Holger fled East Berlin by firing an arrow with a rope tied to it and zip lining accross. The two then flew their brother Egbert over the wall on a homemade ultralight in 1989.
7A4O TIL that a bootleg was released entitled “Elvis’ Greatest Shit” consisting of Elvis’ worst material. It also featured a photo of his dead body on the cover.
woL0E TIL about the XF-84H airplane, which was so loud it caused ground crew members to throw up.
69MKY TIL ALL centipedes are venomous. They inject venom through appendages which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. The number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs.
R7ym6 TIL the actual truth behind the fashion industry